Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...will take place early in May. Although it was the war situation which influenced the officers of the society to cancel the play in the fall, on further consideration it has been decided that the production would be justified if the proceeds were devoted to some form of war relief and the expenses of the performance were curtailed as much as possible. In pursuance with this policy no salaried coach will be employed, as in former years, to train the cast. No definite arrangements for the presentation of the play have been made as yet, but it is understood that...
...object of this is not a saving of time. The action can only be taken as an expression of relief at the end of a trying hour. Students forget that the effectiveness of speech requires a complete silence. They ignore the fact that others may care to hear what is said, that the professor is both embarrassed and outraged by their conduct. It is an unhealthy sign in the development of the cultured man. If it be thoughtlessness, let men come to think; if it be ignorance, it is time that they come to know...
...courses. Most directly so is the military course of six-weeks intensive training, three weeks in barracks and three weeks in camp. Other courses of war interest are those on Regimental Supply Service; Problems of the war, given in part by President Lowell; Principles and Methods of War Relief, a course designed to train persons for Home Service under the American Red Cross; Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, for the training of those intending to enter the Navy or the mercantile marine. Particular attention will be given to the history of the warring countries, and opportunities will be afforded for learning...
...university war records office. These figures do not represent the total number, as a few of the class secretaries, through whose efforts the records are compiled, have not made reports. The men are engaged in all branches of the service, from the army and navy to Red Cross and relief work...
...army, 389 in the navy, 287 in aviation, 27 in the Marine Corps, 392 in the Medical Corps. Of the noncombatant forms of service, 102 are in army Y. M. C. A. work, 46 in the Red Cross in executive capacity, and 36 are doing other forms of relief work...