Word: commandant
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...High Command of Harvard has started its fall drive. The marks of the hour examinations in the military art are little by little becoming known and the grade of "deficient" is now the watchword in the basement of University...
...captains and top-sergeants will now condole with each other as they stand at attention in the rear rank. To have blown first sergeant's call once to often or to have put an extra mule in the field kitchen,--such mistakes brand a man as being unworthy of command...
Members of Military Science 2 repeated yesterday afternoon under Lieutenant Morize's supervision, the exercise that was held a week ago. The cadets were formed into one large company under the command of Captain P. M. Cabot '18, and marched out to the low hill about a half a mile behind the Fresh Pond system of trenches. Here the four platoons were formed under the command of Lieutenants G. Baker '20, J. J. Caffrey '19, D. G. Foster '18, and C. E. Works '19. The platoon leaders led their men into the underbrush under the brow of the hill, whence...
...advantages in such a change would be great. Many men have spent two and even three summers under military discipline; many who have only been in last summer's corps could easily command a company. The belief that there are only twelve men in college fit to command a large unit or to act as supply and top sergeants is unsound and untenable. The men now training here should be given every possible opportunity to exercise leadership. If some are fit for captaincies and the rank of the higher sergeant positions, there is no valid reason for preventing them...
Practice in military ceremonies will begin on Thursday morning, when the First Battalion will have a battalion parade at its regular drill hour under the command of Major C. C. Lane '04. The third battalion will do the same work Friday afternoon, and the second Saturday morning. On all three occasions the regimental band, led by Chief Musician Carmichael, will be present...