Word: commander
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...great improvement over the scattered plan of rooming of former classes, it is evident that a more universal feeling of unity exists among the members of 1918 than in pat classes or recent date. Usually the different dormitory committees have had to use every means at their command to get practically the entire class to room in the Yard. The encouraging number of this year's applications fifty more than can be filled at present, can be traced to the influence of the Freshman dormitories. This is one of the first evident instances where the new scheme of keeping...
...Ervine Thayer Drake, Jr., '16, who went over to serve as an ambulance driver more than a year ago, has been awarded the Croix de Guerre for distinguished service with his Corps during recent fighting in France. After a few months Drake was raised to the position of second commander of his rewarded action he was in command of the fifth section of the S. S. A., to which position he has been promoted during the early part of December...
...United States, and although its publications are printed at governmental expense, is in no way responsible to or connected with the government. So the Academy can rely only on popular appreciation of its high purpose. Its efforts should appeal to all patriotic Americans who desire that our savants should command the same respect as those of foreign countries. One might expect that this effort would arouse the enthusiasm of intelligent citizens and the support of a powerful press. But it was only the other day that a prominent mid-Western paper referred to a session of the Academy...
...active Regiment as no longer necessary. In how much the newer method of theoretical instruction combined with some drill is successful time has been too short to show. We can consider ourselves fortunate that Captain Cordier, to whom so much of the Regiment's success is due, was in command, especially during the first weeks of the Regiment's organization...
...committee was organized and enrolments began to come in. On December 22, the day before the Christmas vacation, over 700 had joined. On January 3 the announcement was made that the War Department at Washington had appointed Captain Constant Cordier, U. S. A., to command the Harvard Regiment. Headquarters were established at Weld 3, preliminary talks and meetings were held, and with a total enrolment of 950 the members of the Regiment began work in earnest...