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...succeeded in rounding out a course of instruction which is far ahead of any similar scheme established at any other university. There is no doubt about the work in the training unit being serious. More time will be given to theoretical and practical instruction than was given to the Regiment last year, but undergraduates must realize that the country is under constant danger of war. This is no time for men to grumble at the increased hours of drill, because any morning may find us at war. If men await further developments before they enroll in the unit, they will...
...summer of 1918 if necessary, with two weeks of active service each year thereafter during the enlistment. Provision is made on these unofficial blanks for the statement of any qualifications for the work the applicant may have. Copies of either form of application may be obtained at Regiment Headquarters, Weld 3, after 11 o'clock today
...additional hours for section meetings and practical drill. Every effort is being made by the College authorities and Captain Cordier to arrive at a course of intensive training that will give students the greatest amount of efficient instruction in the shortest period of time. If it seems feasible, the Regiment of last year will be reorganized and a similar system of drill hours be worked out so that all military instruction will interfere as little as possible with the regular College curriculum. At the meeting of the Faculty this afternoon the question of how best to facilitate students enrolling...
Over a thousand men responded to the call of preparedness last year when the country was in no immediate danger. The Harvard Regiment placed the University in the forefront of the believers in an adequate defense for this country. Now in a time of national peril the numbers of the Harvard Regiment ought to be doubled, and a training unit of two thousand students should once again prove that Harvard recognizes her duty to the country and offers her services to the last man for the protection of the nation. The enrolment in this officers' unit will show that there...
...members of the regiment and the 2,200 men that took part in summer drills are sufficient proof that Harvard's stand on the question of preparedness is more than a mere hasty expression of opinion. It is an opinion which Harvard stands ready to translate, has indeed already translated, into actual deeds. Her acts no less than her words have proved that she is more than willing to bear her full share of even the most comprehensive plan for national defence...