Word: drilled
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...quite conceivable that we may see the athletic excesses from which American colleges and universities still suffer find an effective corrective in military drill, with results highly beneficial to the individual and immensely serviceable and helpful in the Republic. Such students, if our Government only has the with to utilize existing institutions and develop well-established practices, could be prepared before graduation to qualify as military officers competent to train in time of war our volunteer armies, which in a last resort form the military bulwark of the Republic...
...After drill in passing and shooting at the Arena yesterday afternoon the University hockey team defeated the second-string players 3 to 0 in a fast 15-minute scrimmage...
...would like to make a reply to the letter published in your issue of Friday a regards militarism in the form of drill a Harvard. The question of military preparedness is one of the pre-eminen problems of this country today. Harvard, however, is not the place in which to begin preparations for war, if as Congressman Gardner and General Wood assert, such measures are immediated necessary. Let our regular soldiers be properly equipped, and our military reorganized before we even begin to think of carrying war into our educational institutions. Harvard has, and I am convinced will...
Many men believe all such training to be "dry" and "stiff." Of course, a certain amount of discipline is necessary but the work need not be made uninteresting and I do not think that it would be if the training consisted not merely of infantry drill but also of instruction in signalling, shooting, and so forth...
...University hockey squad had a light practice at the Arena yesterday afternoon, consisting of drill in passing and shooting followed by a long, fast skate around the rink with quick stops and turns. Coach Winsor laid special emphasis on the attack and the men showed considerable speed and ability. Morgan was the only regular who did not practice and it is expected that he will be in condition for a light work-out today in preparation for the game with the Massachusetts Agricultural College tomorrow night...