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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Major deReviers gave a lecture to the Corps yesterday evening on the planning and construction of trenches. After a short introductory address by Major de Reviers, Mr. Frederic Schenk '09 delivered the translation of the lecture, assisted by comments and suggestions from the other Frenchmen. With the aid of diagrams the method of constructing the usual shelter trench was described, and instructions were given in the manner of erecting barbed wire entanglements and other obstructions. Bomb proofs, deep dugouts and other shelters were treated in detail, and the Corps was instructed in the art of their construction...
Captain Bowen delivered his first lecture on "The Theory of Target Practice" to the provisional companies last night. Tonight's lecture, for the entire corps will be by Major J. deReviers de Mauny on the subject of "Trench Warfare...
...Kittredge '82 was elected to the newly established chair of Gurney Professor of English Literature. At the same meeting the two officers stationed here to assist Captain Cordier, and the six French officers were appointed members of the Faculty. They are: Captain William Storrs Bowen, Captain James A. Shannon, Major P. J. L. Azan, Major J. de Reviers de Mauny, Captain A. Dupont, Captain de Jarny, Lieutenant A. Morize, Second Lieutenant Jean Giraudoux...
...band, was gone through and the company lines in passing in review were extraordinarily straight considering that yesterday was only the ninth day since the start of intensive training and therefore only the ninth day that the provisional battalion has been organized. F. B. Lund '18 acted as major of the battalion...
Yesterday evening Major Azan's lecture on "Characteristics of the Present War and Conditions of Modern War fare" was given in the New Lecture Hall. After a short introduction in French by Major Azan himself, Professor Merriman delivered the lecture from a written translation of Major Azan's speech. The talk dealt with the conditions existing on the various battle-fronts, the different form of offense and defense with their relative values, and the importance on equipment as well as transportation in effectively carrying out an attack...