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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Major-General Leonard Wood's advice to the students of Princeton in the present period of suspense and uncertainty has an equal value for the members of the University. At a mass meeting of all Princeton undergraduates last Sunday, held for the purpose of urging students to remain at Princeton and join the military units there rather than leave college and become scattered in various volunteer organizations throughout the country General Wood was not able to be present, but wrote a letter to President Hibben stating his views...
...means advise the men at Princeton to stay where they are," said General Wood, "follow their college work and push the military instruction to the limit under Captain Heintzelman. The situation has not developed to the extent which in any way justifies their leaving college or trying to volunteer at the present time. I will let you know when in my opinion it is time for further action." Acting on this idea of keeping the undergraduates together, President Hibben stated that if war should come military training would take precedence over all academic work. At the same time efforts were...
...precedence over other outside military training corps, not alone because of its obvious advantages but because it is the official Harvard organization and by enlisting in it the undergraduate does not separate himself from the academic side of the University until it is absolutely necessary. We may rely on General Wood to tell us when that time has come...
...announcement of Major-General Wood's transfer to the new Southeastern Department comes as a somewhat unpleasant surprise. General Wood has been so closely connected with all military activities at Harvard during the last two years that the loss of his valuable supervision and keen interest will be regretted by the entire University. No more splendid administrative record rests to the credit of any man. Added to this he has carried on a country-wide campaign for national preparedness that has aroused the youth of this country to their patriotic responsibilities and the older generation to the shocking need...
...Revolutionary period there were only about one hundred and fifty students enrolled in Harvard College, most of whom were very much younger than the average college man of today, but no less ardent in their love of liberty. General Washington first took command of the assembled troops of New England before the walls of Harvard College, and later the soldiers were quartered in the dormitories. During this period Harvard was moved to Concord for fourteen months. The Faculty did all they could to help the officers, and so appreciated General Washington's work that after the evacuation of Boston...