Word: favors
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Economics in the University of Michigan, who is here on a vacation, told of Michigan's preparation for war. About two weeks ago a vote was taken as to whether there should be compulsory training for all students or only for Freshmen and Sophomores, and resulted overwhelmingly in favor of the former, 3,600 to 600. Despite this fact that Regents refused to authorize compulsory training. Up to a month ago there were only 100 men drilling, but now there are over 1,200. The drilling, however, is informal and there are no regular hours. The Regents have recently authorized...
...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...
Early this morning the House of Representatives brought to a close one of the greatest sessions of its history by passing the war resolution which the Senate accepted day before yesterday. The final roll call showed 373 in favor of the measure and 50 opposed. By this action the United States has entered the great European war on the side of the Allies, determined to carry the struggle to a successful termination by every means at its disposal...
...that the hour examinations are nearly over, and the usual final tests rendered unlikely because of the international situation, the temptation on the part of the undergraduates to drop College work in favor of other activities is very strong. Yet at no time should closer attention be paid to studies than at present. All those who are candidates for a degree of any kind this spring may feel reasonably certain that special examinations in their particular fields will be held before the regular time. They should lose no time in making such preparations and reviews as may be necessary. Less...
Harvard's attitude towards pacifism and unpatriotic propaganda is unmistakable. The members of the Faculty, in a memorial to President Wilson bearing over two hundred signatures, have placed the University officially on record as favoring a firm foreign policy and the maintenance of our national principles and international rights. The activities of the R. O. T. C., the Naval Reserve, and the Flying Corps, and the large majority of votes in favor of some form of compulsory military training show clearly that the undergraduate body supports military preparation...