Word: larger
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...United States you have a nation of 100,000,000 people eager to prepare, with practically unlimited resources at its command, and the greatest inventive capacity in the world, and there is no doubt in my mind that in a year or two you could organize a larger army than any Power in Europe, and, what is more important, it would be of a better quality because it could be composed of young men of an athletic age. America with an army of that kind, thoroughly equipped, could absolutely insure her own safety both now and in the future...
...past season appears the more successful in comparison with last year's record. In 1915-16 the University lost to both the Springfield College and Pennsylvania swordsmen, and finished in fifth place in the intercollegiate meet. The tournament with Yale last year was lost by a much larger score, despite the absence of Captain W. H. Russell '18 in the match at New Haven this year. Throughout every contest on their schedule the University team displayed a more finished brand of fencing than has been the case in past seasons...
...system of voluntary military training has been installed at Cornell University, in addition to the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and the Cadet Corps already established there. The purpose is to assist a larger number of students to qualify for officers in a shorter time. The drill will be offered three times a day in periods of three hours each...
...given clothes because they had only old and shabby articles, the Phillips Brooks House states again that any and all old clothes are wanted and needed. Sweaters, shirts, hats, gloves, underwear, neck-wear, and shoes are especially wanted. Text-books of all kinds, particularly those read in the larger courses, such as History 1, English 28, and Economics A, are also needed for the Phillips Brooks House Loan Library...
...Officers' Training Corps under General Order 49. All that is now wanting is arrangements for instructors, etc., by the War Department. It is hoped that Washington will take all necessary action for the establishment of the unit soon. It will be modelled on the Harvard plan and a much larger number are expected to enter it than are drilling...