Word: self
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Self-Helps for the Citizen Soldier," by Captain James A. Moss, U.S.A., and (George Banta Publishing Company), is a little book which will be of great value to the man who has not much time to devote to military study, but who nevertheless wishes to do his part, that, in war time, he will not be absolutely "green." The volume does not claim to be a manual; it is merely a guide, whereby "the civilian may inform himself in a general way concerning military rudiments and other military matters,...may better understand the general nature of things military...
...himself is trained, and later how he is fitted into the general scheme of a huge fighting machine. The discussion, which takes five chapters, treats not only the technical side of drill and organization, but also touches on the by-products of military training,--military habit, discipline, efficiency, self-confidence, self-control, orderliness, loyalty, and obedience...
...Freshman hockey team will hold a self-given banquet at the Harvard Club of Boston tonight at 6.30 o'clock. Eighteen members of the squad will attend, together with Coach Paul Smart--'14, P. Withington '09, and the two Freshman managers, L. K. Garrison '19 and G. A. Brownell '19. After the dinner, the squad will see "Around the Map" at the Colonial Theatre...
...camps are, as is now well known, not confined to increased military knowledge alone. There are physical benefits derived from the constantly active outdoor life, the mutually broadening influences of intimate associations with students of other institutions, and the increase in business efficiency through habits of obedience, order, and self-control...
...advantages of boxing for the individual--teaching self-defence and providing exercise--are wrapped up in the merits of the pastime from the point of view of the University. The season fits conveniently into our athletic calendar. Hockey, wrestling, and gymnastics have drawn only a fraction of the students into mid-winter sports, and boxing offers additional training for large numbers. Those who cannot compete on University teams have found a novel and strenuous way to bridge over the period between, say, fall tennis and Leiter cup baseball. These practical merits, confirmed by the excellent spirit of the spectators last...