Word: eyesight
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Lieutenant Envin, who was in the French Army, was badly wounded at Beasejour, and lost his eyesight. Since then he has kept on with his studies and at present holds the fellowship given in honor of Victor E. Chapman...
...Secondly, it is considered that the chance of injury to the players them- selves is materially increased if part of a game is played in semi-darkness. In addition it is pointed out that lack of light is not conductive to good football and is extremely trying on the eyesight of the thousands of observers who throng the Stadium every Saturday afternoon...
...experience is required from those who enlist for the new company, but a sound heart and good eyesight are both essential. Each man will be given a single mount in the field and if a third regiment is organized many will undoubtedly be made non-commissioned officers. Preliminary instruction includes the teaching of the different codes, semaphoring, wig-wagging, the making of maps and the reconnoitering necessary to find the position of hostile batteries...
...after a certain amount of preliminary selections were made, only 80 men being needed. Should any of them fail to pass the required physical tests their places will be filled by the next in order on the drawing list. Of those rejected one-half was on account of defective eyesight or lack of mathematical training...
...Signal Officers' Reserve Corps is still open, although over eighty men have already joined. The period of enlistment after training is six years, a short time annually being given to practice. For those men who are physically unqualified for active military service because of minor defects, such as eyesight, the new Norton-Harjes and American Field ambulance units afford the quickest and most satisfactory means of offering their services to the country indirectly by helping in France, Enlistment is for terms of six months, with ten-day vacations, most of the expenses being paid...