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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...production of the modern industrial world consists of two classes of articles: essentials and luxuries. Before the war the latter were very common. They are now becoming more scarce, as nations realize that they must economize and live on the bare necessaries of existence. The war has made economy the watch-word of human actions. The luxuries and non-essentials of society must be curtailed so that raw materials will not be drawn away from more useful channels of war production and so that labor will not be engaged in producing articles of no immediate value. The complexity of modern...
Yesterday morning active practice was carried on by all the members of the detail. The grenade section was given live grenades for the first time, while the bayonet men began work on the dummies, giving special attention to mastering the point thrust. All the exercises were carried out by members of the corps in a satisfactory manner...
...mechanics who are giving equally of their best to win this war. They are not given even decent conditions under which to do their work. They rush to the yards and the factories in response to the call and find not only no place provided for them to live, but no protection from the sharks who take advantage of the demand for rooms and houses to raise all the cost of living. It is no wonder that we have a disastrous turn-over of labor. Nor is anything done to protect and care for their ordinary needs, nothing for their...
...over, at least as far as drill is concerned. Colonel Applin has done more for the R. O. T. C. than any other lecturer we can remember hearing; in return we hope that in a week or so he will honor us with another inspection to see a real, live Regiment showing the effects of his words...
...place, there must be a new and better spirit of discipline. To say the least, the appearance and actions of the corps at lectures and drill during the winter months has left much to be desired. Only too many men have shirked duties wherever possible. Everyone must learn and live the fact that discipline is the basis of all military training. Under a system of permanent officers the last vestige of excuse for laxity has disappeared...