Word: pointings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...parade which is to consist of 18,000 men will take three hours to pass a given point and, as it is scheduled to start at 1 o'clock, should march for at least five hours before the last of the column reaches the dispersing place...
...from the government, will be required to attend two summer camps of six weeks each at Fort Monroe. The first camp will be held at the end of the first year of military training in order that the student may be taught the fundamentals of drill and military view point. The second camp will come after the student has completed all of his theoretical training so that he will be competent at this time to determine firing data and to conduct target practice with big guns...
...reconstructing education might not be left entirely to the Faculty. Doubtless their long experience makes it necessary for them to effect the actual changes, but it would seem that discussions of proposed reforms in which the student body is adequately represented would be very profitable. They would add another point of view: that of the younger generation; a point of view which, while less stable, is valuable because of its vigor. A step in the right direction has been taken. The Student Council has appointed a committee to present to the Faculty suggestions for the elucidation of the system...
However we may feel as individuals, towards college reforms, we have not only the right but the duty to contribute our point of view. If we believe the present system ideal, let us say so and tell why. If we dislike it, let us propose constructive changes. These questions are vital. The world has never before offered so many problems. There has never been such hope for great constructive reform. We can not afford to shirk the issue; we should all strive to contribute some real experience to the cause, and remember that any honest conclusion we may reach...
Many undergraduates are daily receiving their $60 gratuities from the government. Both duty and common sense point to only one proper use for this money. The war is won, but it is not yet paid for. The government still has vast expenses to meet. Men and equipment must be brought home, Europe must be fed, and great programs of reconstruction at home and abroad must be carried out. The government must have money. If it cannot borrow, it will...