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...they attempt to assist the originators of them. Tuesday afternoon is a date that ought to be saved by every member of the R. O. T. C. At that time, in Tremont Temple, Captain Beith will speak on "Modern Battlefield Tactics." Since the achievements of Captain Beith and his first-hand knowledge of trench customs are well known by Harvard men, there should be a general eagerness to hear his lecture. Seldom is it our privilege to have the intricacies of present day tactics explained to us "by one who knows...
...single critical contribution, Mr. Bullock's article on "Rupert Brooke," has the special interests of first-hand testimony about the personality of the poet. Apart from a little petulance at the beginning, which for the moment gets the better of his taste, Mr. Bullock writes with force and discrimination...
...dates of service, the official titles and connection with organized bodies, the character of the work performed and the promotions and distinctions which have been won. Use has of course been made of newspapers and other reports, but it is desired to verify and complete any such information by first-hand statements from the men themselves or from their families...
When Professor Moore told us, at the conclusion of Latin 8, about as he has explained in his present article, how we had during our four years of Latin at Harvard become acquainted at first-hand with epic, lyric, elegaic, drama, history, oratory, biography, philosophy, etc., it seemed too good to be true. The eulogy reminded me of the half-blind Irish woman who was attending her husband's funcial, and listening to the priest praise the depaited. Finally she called to her son, and asked. "Mike, are we at the right funeral...
...Boxers' Uprising, it seemed as if China was going to take over Japanese education on a wholesale scale. There were forty to fifty thousand Chinese students flooding all Japanese institutions. But in the meantime English was required in all Chinese schools, and students looked toward America for a first-hand practical education. The number of Chinese students in Japan began to decrease until now there are only four thousand...