Word: pre-war
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Dates: during 1918-1918
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...War Department that the work of restoring our colleges and universities to a peace status has already been undertaken and will be expedited as much as possible. For some of the large institutions, however, considerable time may elapse before traces of the Students' Army entirely disappear and the normal pre-war activities are resumed. Until that time there could be no better watchword for the student soldier than that to which the cadets at West Point owe allegiance: "Duty, Honor, Country...
...unlikely that the committee will decide to award the "H" on a pre-war basis to all competing teams, but it is not improbable that in special cases men may receive their letters. Yale and Princeton are awarding insignia in all sports, but the Athletic Committee has repeatedly expressed itself against awarding...
...does not seem advisable that the straight "H" be awarded this year. Discounting entirely the records of the teams, it is obvious that in no branch of sport do they compare to pre-war teams. The wearing of the full "H" not only classes a man as one of the best of seven, or eight, or nine, or eleven men in a particular form of athletics at a particular time, but it denotes an athlete. No standard of athletic ability can be set, but in general it would be inopportune to give the letter to the members of this year...
...rowing, that an informal season with intramural competition will not attract a large number of candidates. If the athletic rulers wish to get the greatest numbers out, they must provide some intercollegiate meetings with our natural rivals no matter how much the season may be modified from the pre-war standards. If they will promise, on their side, to give us competition with other colleges, the undergraduates will promise in turn to conduct a sane and economical season, without neglect of military work, but rather with an increased interest in it. FRANCIS PARKMAN...