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...very grateful to him for having backed up with his high authority the criticism I expressed so often. Our men must acquire more precision and more snap in all the close order exercises, in marching, and in all these details which give troops a good military appearance, and impress in a favorable way the civilian spectators...
...supplies to pay for. When we do not build ships up to schedule we are saving the expense of building them. All this is quite axiomatic. But only in part does it account for the improved treasury showing. Mr. McAdoo and his associates undoubtedly thought it best to impress their fellow-countrymen with the seriousness of the situation by very ample estimates; as it turned out, too ample. And all these figures include, of course, our loans to the allies, which are, theoretically, an investment whatever we may think of them as security...
...Many men here are spending money daily on unnecessary little extravagances. It is the duty of the committee to impress on these men the fact that they should give up these things and save that money to buy bonds. If they have not the cash on hand they should invest on the instalment plan...
Office hours have been kept each afternoon during the past week, but very few members of the Junior class have availed themselves of the opportunity to make application for rooms next year. The Senior dormitory committee wishes to impress upon the Junior class the fact that President Lowell is exceedingly desirous that the custom of the Seniors living as a group in the Yard buildings shall not be discontinued because of the war. This custom of democratic distribution of residence in the Senior year has now become firmly established and it is felt that everything should be done to insure...
...comforts and money to feed and clothe us. We are under your orders, and just as long as you hang on, we will fight as well as we know how. But remember, all our support, moral and physical, comes from those who remain behind in the States. Try to impress all this on the young hopefuls in whose brains you are endeavoring to plant the seeds of English literature...