Word: mannerisms
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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More than one company commander has told his men that no matter what their view of life in general might be, the work in which they without exception are now engaged is a serious business. It is serious for two very good reasons: first, because the manner in which it is done will determine very largely how soon the peace of the world shall be restored and founded on a durable basis; secondly, because it will mean for every man in service the unmixed happiness or lasting discontent of his later years whether or not he is conscious of having...
...There can be no doubt of the issue. The spirit that is revealed and the manner in which Americans responded to the call is indomitable. I have no doubt that you will use your utmost strength to maintain that spirit and to carry it forward to the final victory that will certainly be ours...
Plattsburg, N. Y., June 13, 1918.--The Government Camp for R. O. T. C.'s is being conducted here in the same manner as the first two Officers' Camps last summer. The officers in charge of the camp are endeavoring to cover all the ground in a month that was covered before in three. Most of the work will consist of drill and conferences, but all the phases of modern warfare, such as bayonet fighting, trench-building, the use of gas, and the construction of obstacles, will be studied. A week's hike under full field equipment will conclude...
...some time been felt by the cadet officers and men of the University R. O. T. C. that certain changes in its administrative organization could be effected to the great advantage of the Corps. Outside of formations, impatience has frequently been expressed with the manner in which affairs have been conducted, and the errors made have been the subject of much--too much--undergraduate criticism. Few men stop to realize the immense difficulties attendant upon the operation of a organization like the Regiment, which is in effect a small depot brigade for officers that feeds its leaders into the service...
...Camp, the military authorities emphatically repeated yesterday that no University R. O. T. C. man enrolling after June 7 would be regarded as eligible for a position as an officer or non-commissioned officer when the primary organization of the companies is made. It is expected that in this manner the undergraduate attendance at the camp can be ascertained by the end of the week...