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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...measure of a man's national-support lies in his personal actions and in his contributions of wealth. He may enter the active service of his country or he may offer his possessions. For the present at least, those of us in College must content ourselves with the latter of these two courses. The need for resources in the prosecution of the war must be apparent to all. The Government has chosen bonds as the method of raising the necessary funds. We have therefore the obligations and the machinery for meeting it before us. There remains only a consideration...
...Clark has pointed out, the college man is essentially unproductive. He is engaged in laying up a store of potential ability which will serve him and society in the future. In so far as the only useful contributions are those taken from personal income, the present service of the undergraduate must be small. If he borrows money to invest in bonds, he merely prevents someone else from doing the same. If he sells securities, the purchaser can not buy bonds. There remains, therefore, as the only effective contribution to the nation's support, the investment of real savings. These...
...been in many ways a hard year and in many more a great one. It has been fundamental changes in our national life which will perhaps mold the destiny of our future. It is a year of which we may well take stock, both for the satisfaction of the present and for the hope of the days which are to come...
...what are known as linear strategy; that is, each group of the army advances along its own line of communication, along closely delimited and parallel battle strips. This virtually compels the army to advance in a straight line. And, if a change of direction, as is indicated in the present case, be made to the extent of a half-turn, then to fix the lines of communication so as not to cross and run smoothly is a matter of immense difficulty...
...year he will remain in the Varsity Club, where the offices of the Economies Department, formerly in Dane Hall, are also located. Captain Parker, commandant of the Ensign School of the First Naval District, who was forced to move on account of the fire, will continue to occupy his present offices in Wadsworth House until the end of the second session, of the Ensign School...