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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25, 1917.--The University delegates, G. B. Blaine '17, and C. A. Coolidge, Jr., 17, testified before Senator Chamberlain's sub-committee on military affairs here this morning on the attitude of the University towards universal military training. Blaine sketched the history of the Harvard Regiment and reported the result of yesterday's straw ballot. He said that from his experience at Plattsburg he was convinced that universal military training was the only logical policy and concluded his testimony with the statement that the sentiment of the University seemed to be that "the responsibilities of life...
...ablest of the younger officers of our Army. His work during the past 12 years has been of the highest order. He has eminently performed every task assigned him, particularly in modernizing and perfecting our drill regulations, successfully carrying out the field tests of the Provisional Regiment in 1912, as a distinguished member of the General Staff Corps, as military attaché to Berlin, and later as instructor at our Service Schools including the staff college. While his separation from Harvard at this time is a distinct loss, he is ordered to Washington to undertake a task of greater responsibility...
...January 10, 1916, one year ago today, Captain Cordier published his first orders, dividing the Regiment into two battalions of four companies each, and appointing the temporary non-commissioned officers. From that time on the work of the organization continued with drills for each company once a week in addition to the regular weekly lectures. Uniforms were secured and one thousand Krag-Jorgensen rifles were stacked in the Armory in the basement of Smith Hall, in charge of Private Streeter, U. S. A., the Regimental armorer. Captain Cordier had as his assistants Lieutenant Edwards, U. S. A., Corporal Walsh...
...April battalion drills were held on Soldiers Field and all-day Sunday hikes and practice marches were instituted. The entire Regiment participated in manoeuvres and a mock engagement at the estate of E. D. Brandegee '81 and on May 27 marched in the Preparedness Parade in Boston. On May 30 the Regiment at full strength, band, Sanitary Corps, Signal Squad and the motor cycle squad was reviewed and inspected by Major-General Leonard Wood, U. S. A., M.D., '84, in the Stadium and then mustered...
...recognition of the service he had rendered the University by his work with the Regiment, Captain Cordier was awarded the honorary degree of Master of Arts at the Commencement exercises last June and this fall was detailed here by the War Department as Professor of Military Science and Tactics...