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...result of yesterday's successful returns, moreover, the Juniors gained the distinction of being the first class "over the top", when they oversubscribed their quota...
Word has also been received that Lieutenant Francis P. Magoun '16 has been wounded flying on the western front. Last fall he was commissioned second lieutenant in the British Royal Flying Corps, as a result of his unusual skill and daring while fighting in the scouts' division of the flying corps. On December 6, 1917, he brought down a German aviator who had previously overcome 16 Allied planes...
...result of the preliminary trials held just before the recess, the following ten Freshmen were selected for the squad from which two teams of three men each will finally be picked: H. Albert, L. M. Block, M. J. Donner, R. B. Hamblett, W. S. Holbrook, Jr., M. A. Kallis, J. D. Segal, B. I. Sperling, H. Starr, C. H. Whelden...
...know now that they will not exceed $13,870,000,000. This in part, explains why we are borrowing now "only $3,000,000,000 and oversubscriptions," instead of the $10,000,000,000 which we had expected to borrow. Another factor contributing to the same result is the underestimate of the income and excess profit taxes. We supposed that each would yield about $1,200,000,000. The best present estimate is that the total of the two taxes will be from $500,000,000 to $1,000,000,000 greater than that. Hence we do not have...
...results of the past year have shown the ability of our seamen to get upon terms with the submarine menace and gradually to gain the upper hand. This result has been achieved in spite of an imperfect knowledge of a new and barbarous method of warfare and of a scarcity of suitable material. Our material resources for this warfare are already improved, and are being rapidly augmented, whilst science is placing at our disposal means of offense and defense of which we have been in need. --The Outlook...