Word: pointings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...each of the proposed eight companies an inspector instructor who will act in an advisory capacity. For these latter positions the services of four former officers of the First Corps of Cadets, two former officers of the Massachusetts Coast Artillery and one of the Massachusetts Cavalry, and two West Point cadets, have been secured. Major Flynn will remain as Commandant of the Corps throughout the summer...
...first outside meet in which the University engaged was with M. I. T. on May 8. The Crimson team was defeated 67 to 50 points. The important trial of the season was the triangular meet with Princeton and Yale at New Haven, in which the University was last with 13 points. A. Stevens '19 was the individual point winner for the Crimson squad with a first in the hammer throw and second in the shot put. Others who scored were E. E. Lucas '19, second in the mile; D. J. Duggan '20 and Captain H. D. Costigan '20, second...
From a purely economic point of view taxation is the ideal method. War burdens cannot be shifted to the next generation, but hampering posterity by a bond issue can be prevented by levying the financial cost solely on present society. Moreover, taxation means a distribution of the burden according to ability to pay. It is as democratic as the conscription of an army; it will bring in exactly the desired amount; and it is certain in action. Conscription of wealth is in many respects ideal...
...final meeting of the University Chess Club the following were elected officers for the year 1918-19: Captain, R. G. R. Sloane '19, of Sands Point, L. I.; President, C. de Zaldo 2L, of Havana, Cuba; and Secretary, L. Hall '20, of Annapolis...
...desirable to enlist or be inducted into the service in this manner as soon as possible for applications for the training camp are being filled rapidly. The one especial point that will no doubt appeal to many Harvard undergraduates is that it is not necessary for the candidate to be 21 years of age in order to be commissioned. It must be emphasized, however, that any candidate under that age will have to demonstrate unusual ability and maturity in order to pass the course successfully...