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...institutions the program of induction was the same and included the taking of the oath by all students, the reading of the orders of the day, and the reading of messages from President Wilson, acting Secretary of War, Benedict Crowell, and General Peyton C. March, Chief of Staff. The President, in appealing to the new members of the army to pledge their lives to the freedom of humanity, said...
...already received the official announcement of his appointment from Secretary of the Commonwealth A. P. Langtry and will take his oath of office in the near future. As soon as this ceremony has been performed he will begin his duties...
With the swearing in yesterday of 19 members of the University for service in the Enlisted Signal Reserve Corps, work on the organization of a University company in the Signal Corps was begun. The men accepted were first given a rigid physical examination and then took an oath to serve the country in this branch of the service, the enrolment being for a term of four years, but in time of peace only a nominal amount of training a year will be necessary...
...fulfill these requirements are enrolled here and sent to the navy yard for physical examination, to take the oath, and to draw uniforms. They are then ordered here for active duty. The instruction is on radio apparatus, tactical signals, and code practice. The handling of secret code work will also be taken up. As soon as the men become familiar with these things and proficient as operators, they will be ordered to patrol boats and coastal stations in the Boston district for radio work...
...oath of office, the President swears to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States," it is likewise to be presumed that he will exercise his powers as commander-in-chief of the army and navy in accordance with the constitutional limitations...