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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...were sacrificed--Rupert Hughes, for example, who acted without a moment's hesitation? To us who look with reverence upon our living, and with love upon our dead soldiers, it might seem that the profoundest answer to all these questions has been given by another French soldier, himself no mean artist, who gave up his young life for his country last year. "If fate claims the best," he wrote to his mother, "it is not unjust. The less noble who survive will thereby be made better. . . .Nothing is lost. . . The true death would be to live in a conquered country...
...number of courses at their first meetings and run the chance of discovering a substitute course more to their liking. Especially does this refer to Seniors who choose their last courses and usually have to search for an extra one to complete the required schedule. A hasty choice often means an unfortunate one. A careful reconsideration of possible courses during the next week may mean a final year of delightful work instead of unnecessary drudgery...
...final detail of officers for the Harvard Unit will depend upon the number enrolled in the course. A small number will mean only one officer, whereas, if six or seven hundred signify their intention of taking the course, the appointment of two special officers will be certain. The spirit of service and patriotism which created the Harvard Regiment is still strong among Harvard undergraduates, and will unquestionably support the establishment of an officers' training corps unit at Harvard...
What the final outcome of this first mobilization will be is a question no one can answer. A formal declaration of war would certainly mean a call for more volunteers, but whatever developments occur the attitude of Harvard undergraduates towards the present critical situation should be sane. Naturally every man wants to serve his country, and fulfill his military duty towards her immediately. Four or five hundred have already signed up for the Plattsburg Camps. Others cannot attend the camps and yet have had no military training. These are the men who should pause and regard the facts...
...keeping of that survey constantly up-to-date; (2) the organization of a few loyal alumni in each division of opportunities offered, in order that we may have immediate contact with those in the outside world who can give to our students that helpful advice and initial assistance which mean so much to young people at the outset of their careers; (3) the organization of a committee of professors representing the various lines of outside contact who can give advice and counsel to a chief officer in general direction; (4) the enlargement of the appointments office staff and the provision...