Word: enlist
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Wanted to enlist anyway...
...voluntary military training for all members of the University. The Council suggested drill, supplemented by military science and tactics. A committee of graduates, undergraduates, and Law School men was appointed to take charge of inaugurating the system. It was estimated that a quarter of the men in College would enlist, since the drill would "in no way interfere with scholarship or athletics...
...give men a chance to enter the world of competitive sports without having to be all muscle and talent, and will serve also to bring that vague and elusive quality of cohesion to the Freshman class. But all is not milk and honey for the PBH Committee. It must enlist the careful help of hall proctors in choosing various managers for the activities, and must keep a constant eye on the program itself. Oiling helps any machine to work, and Freshman intra-murals are almost sure of success if they get the right treatment...
...does Mr. Cole (TIME, Jan. 27) think criminals do not cherish their liberty? . . . If I were allowed to enlist in the U. S. Navy, I'm sure the lesson I have learned would greatly benefit those whom Professor John B. Waite [who deplored the exclusion of criminals from Selective Service training-TIME, Dec. 30] speaks of. Yes, I know CRIME DOES...
...Army standards, Generals Hodges and Lynch are both able officers. Courtney Hodges had to leave West Point (he flunked geometry) after one year, in 1905. He had the guts and gumption to enlist as a private, the rare ability and good fortune to scrabble his way up from the ranks. Under General Lynch (who was graduated from West Point) the infantry has shown more zip, taken on more new ideas than it had in the 20 preceding years. If there is anything wrong with Generals Hodges, Lynch and their like, then there is something deeply wrong with the Army...