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...parts of the country, and already 20 men from outside colleges have been admitted. The list of institutions represented consist of Boston University, Tufts, Dartmouth, Northeastern University, Brown, Amherst, Williams, Wesleyan, Massachusetts Agricultural College and Exeter. The total number of men accepted since the Corps was reopened after the Easter recess is now 251, and 74 others have applied for admission but have either been rejected for physical reasons or have not completed the last stages of their enrolment...
...addition to the 922 men which at present comprise the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of the University with its band, 307 new men have applied for admission since enlistment reopened after the Easter recess, of whom 234 have been accepted, making a total of 1,156. The remaining 73 have either been rejected because of physical disability or have passed their physical examination and have not completed the last stage of the enrolment at Warren House. More men from the University are needed...
...Corps will be thrown open to new men immediately after the Easter recess. Professor Greenough, aid for assignments, is making careful preparation to handle the recruits in order that they may be detailed to companies with as little confusion as possible. The military office force has been increased and it is stated that the expected 1,000 men will be assimilated with little difficulty. At present three army captains, six sergeants and 22 members of the Faculty, as well as Professor Greenough and Professor Lyman, the secretary and treasurer of the Corps, are devoting their time to the training...
...separately for such a number of hours a week as will enable them to catch up to the companies already formed. When this is accomplished the recruits will be taken into the old companies, which will then be filled to war strength. The recruiting station will be open until Easter vacation, and training for the new men will commence after the recess...
...heartily in favor of the continuance of athletics on an informal scale, and hope that, if possible, a system of interbattalion and intercompany sports can be organized. Should the Training Corps go into intensive training after the Easter vacation, Saturday afternoons will be set aside for regimental athletics...