Word: johns
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...John Silas Reed '10, war correspondent, and author of "Insurgent Mexico," will tell of his many experiences in the war trenches in the Union tomorrow afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. Mr. Reed, with characteristic aggressiveness, made nine attempts to get to the front, although he was once sentenced to death, and was later forced to spend much of his time in jail, finally being sentenced to remain two years in a French fortress. Sentence was fortunately suspended, and Mr. Reed proceeded to Berlin by way of Switzerland. Through a fortunate chain of circumstances, he was able to witness a battle...
...annual Lampoon banquet which will be held in the Lampoon Building this evening at 7.30 o'clock, Curtis Guild '81, former Governor of Massachusetts and former ambassador to Russia will act as toastmaster with John Silas Reed '10, the well-known war correspondent and author, as the principal speaker. Among the guests of honor will be Professors Dupriez and Poussin, formerly of the University of Louvain, G. W. Cram '88, W. R. Thayer '81, A. W. Longfellow '76, J. L. Butler, business manager of the Yale Record, R. C. Benchley '12, a former president of the Lampoon...
...meeting of the Senior elected members of the University Clee Club last night William John Bingham '16, of Methuen, was elected leader, and Winfield Fay Roope '16, of Newtonville, was elected secretary for next year. These men will take office under the new constitution at the end of the year...
...John Silas Reed '10, war correspondent of the Metropolitan Magazine and author of "Insurgent Mexico will deliver a lecture at the Tremont Temple this afternoon at three o'clock and will speak in the Union Sunday at 4.30. The subject of his talk will be his experiences in Europe. Mr. Reed made nine attempts to get to the front. On one occasion he was intercepted with several other correspondents and sentenced to death. The sentence was changed and the prisoners were started to Tours on foot, spending each night in jail. The trip would have required thirty-five days...
Professor C.T. Copeland says of him. "I know of no living writer in English or French who has a greater gift of description than John Reed...