Word: latters
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...these actual farmers are only too willing to supply the nation's requirements if the proper assistance is given them. All farmers need more labor than they can now secure, and many need additional equipment. To supply the latter the Government should, directly or through the manufacturers, give the farmers credit to buy the labor-saving machinery they need. To fill the first want, women and men engaged in non-essential industries must be induced to undertake farm labor from patriotic motives or by virtual conscription. The failure of the campaign for voluntary aid last summer suggests the latter alternative...
...service. He spoke at length of the three types of machines, the scouting, the battle and the bombing planes, describing their construction and utility. He emphasized particularly the importance of the battle-plane in controlling artillery fire, and of the bombing plane in offensive work. In speaking of the latter, he expressed the hope that America would produce bombers who would have sufficient control and training in the use of bombing-sights to obtain better results than either side has shown in the war up to the present time. He showed clearly that careful bombing would increase the efficiency...
...reopening of the west wing of the Union as reading, lounging and smoking rooms for all members of the University has now been definitely postponed until the latter part of March or the first week in April. Plans were under way last month for the use of the west wing of the Union, but the coal situation has been, and is, of such a nature as to make the reopening of any part of the building inadvisable...
...nominees for president are Juniors, while those for vice-president, treasurer, secretary are all Sophomores, an unusually large percentage for the latter class...
...Freshman team is, at present, scheduled to meet Worcester Academy on Saturday, March 2, at the latter's gymnasium in an indoor competition; but the management hopes to postpone the contest for a week or two, on account of the lack of practice among the Freshmen, due to the late start of the season. If all the negotiations now under way are carried out satisfactorily, the 1921 track and field men will face a long schedule...