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...particular brand of patriotism. In fact, we were rather led to believe that those who occupy the choicest places in the Republic should be the quickest to respond to its call for service. Perhaps we were misled by General Charles Lowell's reply to the man who proposed a regiment of gentlemen in the army: "What do you mean by 'gentlemen,' Drivers of gigs?" As to the loss of dignity from eagerness to serve, we had an idea that Colonel Shaw actually "scrambled" up to his place on the Ft. Wagner rampart, where the bullet found him, and where...
...Goodrich '98 has been appointed a Second Lieutenant in Roosevelt's Regiment of "Rough Riders." H. Sayre, Jr., '98, C. C. Bull '98 and G. H. Scull '98, who are with the same organization, are at present in the hospital with injuries received in cavalry drill...
There will be a meeting of the Senior class in Lower Massachusetts at 7.15 this evening for the purpose, as announced yesterday, of electing a new class poet in place of G. H. Scull, now enlisted in the 1st Regiment of U. S. Volunteer Cavalry...
...Babbidge graduated from the College in the class of 1828, from the Divinity School in '32, and received an S. T. D. in 1883. He served in the war as chaplain of the old Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, the first to respond from this state, and later he served in the same capacity in the Twenty-Sixth Regiment. He was over fifty years of age when he entered the army and was one of the most conscientious and patriotic chaplains in the volunteer service...
...there were hardly 25 men present at the '98 meeting, it was declded not to elect officers until today. They will be elected this morning at the Gymnasium at 9.15. It is proposed to form the companies of the four classes into a regiment. The colonel, lieutenant colonel and major will probably be appointed by the end of the week...