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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...been prompted by the threatened shortage in the supply of coal during the winter and the necessity of increasing the available supply of wood for fuel, especially for the cities. Board and lodging will be given the men during the time of their work, in addition to a good salary. In this way an opportunity is offered to learn something about lumbering...
...good portion of Dean Gay's time is spent this year in Washington for the National Economy Board, a work in which he has been actively engaged since his appointment to the Board last April...
Although no real judgment could be based on yesterday's practice, several men showed good early-season form. Among those who played well were L. B. Van Ingen '21, E. L. Bigelow '21, J. M. Mitchell '21 and C. S. Stillman...
...been reluctant to follow their example, chiefly because younger men are not sufficiently developed. If the present system turns out the best possible army, and continues to do so, we gain by it. If, however, there is doubt as to its durability, or if men under age are as good soldiers, it seems fair to summon the latter, especially since they are less likely to have dependents. There are many between nineteen and twenty-one who have finished their education, but not really started their life work. Proof of equal ability, or a scarcity of older draftees, will bring them...
This is, of course, a drastic scheme; but there is nothing the country needs more at the present time than drastic schemes. We are already suffering seriously from half measures. The plan presents difficulties, of course. One is that it requires a good teaching staff; and it would be far from easy to secure the right men. On the other hand, any plan of this sort would have to be put in hand several months in advance, and I cannot believe that it would be impossible, with fair notice, to secure the men we wanted...