Word: meyers
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...George vonL. Meyer '79, Secretary of the Navy, will deliver a lecture in the Living Room of the Union on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The subject of the lecture, which is to be illustrated, will be "The Navy...
...Meyer has had a very active career in public, as well as in business life. After four years as speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, he was appointed United States Ambassador to Italy. Then for two years he was Ambassador to Russia, whence he returned in 1907 to enter President Roosevelt's cabinet as Postmaster-General. President Taft appointed him to his present position...
...secretary, Mr. Meyer's chief aim has been to establish the Navy Department on an efficient business basis. Given permission by Congress to institute his reforms, he has thrown aside the bureaucracy caused by the tremendous improvements in the vessels of war, and has made the navy the most effective fighting machine we have ever possessed...
...changes were made in the University eight eight yesterday. Meyer taking Balch's place at bow, and Waite replacing Stratton at 2. The boat was unsteady and the blade work of the port side was still poor. The other crews maintained the same order as on the previous day. The change in the University boat are being made to try out several promising men from the second crew...
...order of the University crew was as follows: stroke, Goodale; 7, Cutler; 6, Strong; 5, Withington; 4, Newton; 3, Metcalf, Hopper; 2, Waite; Stratton; bow, Meyer, Balch; cox., C. Abeles...