Word: losses
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...class of 1920 will assemble in the Living Room of the Union tonight at 8 o'clock for a final get-together smoker before the inevitable loss of men who will leave in May and June to enter military service. This evening's festivity is of note as being the first smoker to be held at the University since the entrance of this country into the war. The smoker will also be the first of a series of war-time social functions which will be held by the different classes during the remainder of the College year...
...University's prospects in the meets with these two rivals are problematical. It seems probable that at least the Blue, the chances will be very nearly even. Both squads are handicapped by the loss of many former stars; neither can rely absolutely on this year's material. Princeton will be a more difficult problem...
...after the war, what then? That which has occurred will probably do so again. And if we look at the Napoleonic and Civil Wars we see that they were both followed by ages of materialism. There has been an enormous destruction of material and loss of wealth in this war, and it is but natural that the thoughts of all should turn at once to building and saving. But if that is all we think of, we are gone. The young men must say, 'We will not allow things to drop while we save, but will spend our time...
...studying "out of course" met with a far greater percentage of decrease than any of the regular classes, losing almost 50 percent of their number, as compared with a loss of 25 percent for the Seniors...
...necessary discipline or restraint. Again, this redirection of the national energy necessarily involves more disarrangement of plans and change of occupation on the part of some than of others. They who were doing in time of peace things which are equally necessary in time of war will suffer no loss, and may even gain. They who were doing things which are unnecessary for the winning of the war must make a complete change. They may feel that this is unfair and resent it. But there seems to be no help for it if we are really...