Word: farness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...take part in the inspection. Captain McDonell is under orders not only to inspect the arms and equipment of the men in the Corps, but also to report on the efficiency shown by the troops in the execution of various drills, exercises and ceremonies. The event, therefore, will be far more important and interesting than a regulation battalion inspection, and it is expected that all the members of the Second and Third Battalions will be present at Soldiers Field to watch the progress of the ceremony...
...report to the War Department. The inspection will probably conclude with a battalion parade and a review of the troops by the inspecting officer. Full attendance at the ceremony will be assured by the fact that the inspection takes precedence over all academic or outside engagements, as far as members of the First Battalion are concerned, between 3.30 and 6 o'clock today...
...noticed at some length in the Book Reviews,--John Fiske and Edward Everett Hale. As figures in our national literature, they are fairly well known to the public at large; these reviews will perform a useful function in enticing readers to the bulky biographies recently issued. Yesterday seems so far away that one is grateful for these accounts of latter-day giants...
...prudently dates his article January, 1918; at that time, at least, he was convinced of the permanence of the Republic and hopeful for its development. Mr. Grant's long residence in England makes him a trust worthy interpreter of the English point of view; his advice ought to go far to-wards establishing instant cordiality between English and American officers...
Coach Haines directed the first University eight in its longest row of the season yesterday afternoon. The shell went beyond the Cottage Farm Bridge and down the basin as far as open water permitted, rowing back upstream as far as the Stillman Infirmary and returning to Newell. No changes were made in the seating of any of the upper crews. Prior to the practice, Coach Haines outlined preliminary training rules for both University and Freshman squads. Beginning this week a modified training schedule will be inaugurated, including strict prohibition of smoking and early hours...