Word: michigan
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...interview with a CRIMSON reporter yesterday, Dr. R. S. Tucker '11, instructor of Economics in the University of Michigan, who is here on a vacation, told of Michigan's preparation for war. About two weeks ago a vote was taken as to whether there should be compulsory training for all students or only for Freshmen and Sophomores, and resulted overwhelmingly in favor of the former, 3,600 to 600. Despite this fact that Regents refused to authorize compulsory training. Up to a month ago there were only 100 men drilling, but now there are over 1,200. The drilling, however...
...Michigan has also two divisions of the Naval Reserve. One is officered by the faculty and another consists entirely of engineers. One hundred and fifty men are drilling now in preparation for service. The Naval Reserves of all the Western colleges will be given actual experience on the Great Lakes. A boat for this purpose has been established near Chicago...
...this branch of the service. The work is more on the lines of construction and planning than actual flying. It is hoped that a great many men will be turned out who are ready to help in the actual construction of machines. Men for this are badly needed, so Michigan is trying to serve in the best possible...
...appointed to an economic board at Washington this year, the other being Professor F. W. Taussig '79, who is now serving as chairman of the Federal Tariff Commission in Washington. He has a wide reputation as an economist and since receiving his degree of A.B. from the University of Michigan in 1892 has been honored by that of Ph.D. from the University of Berlin in 1902. He was appointed instructor in economics in the University in 1902, assistant professor in 1906, and in 1908 was made dean of the Graduate School of Business Administration. Dean Gay is a member...
Practically all of the colleges of the East have taken action similar to that of the University in abolishing intercollegiate contests for the remainder of the year. The list includes Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington University and Bowdoin, and action by Williams and the University of Pennsylvania is expected within a few days. The Board of Stewards of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association have called off the Poughkeepsie regatta scheduled for June...