Word: short
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...that step would mean in every branch of our daily life. An open breach with the Central Powers would almost certainly be followed by a call for the mobilization of a half-million men. The response is not doubtful; twice that number could probably be enlisted within a very short time. But the sudden withdrawal of so large a body from the productive activities of the country would almost surely upset our whole economic organization, all the more so because those who are most needed in industry or transportation would be among the first to respond in case...
Addison Leech Bliss '16 died last Thursday in France after a short attack of pneumonia, while serving with the American Ambulance Field Service. Bliss sailed form New York on January 28 with a detachment of ambulanciers, and word came that he had arrived safely in Paris. A cable received a week before his death informed his parents that he had contracted a cold, but no alarm was felt over his condition...
More candidates for the position of second assistant manager of the debating team are needed. The competition will be short, lasting only three weeks, and not difficult in nature. The successful candidates will be taken to Princeton with the team and will receive a Coolidge Debating Medal. Men intending to compete for the position should report at Thayer 57 Monday between 4.30 and 5.30 o'clock...
From Amherst comes the report that a new army course has been established there. Over 100 Amherst men have signified their intention of entering a course in United States military regulations and requirements under the supervision of Captain H. W. Fleet, U. S. A. By a series of short lectures and practical demonstrations there men will be prepared to pass the mental examination for the officers' reserve corps...
...Naval Militia games held in the Connecticut State Amory at Hartford, Conn., Wednesday night, the University short distance relay team defeated the team from Holy Cross with little difficulty. Their time of four minutes 33 2-5 seconds was the fastest of the evening, bettering that of Dartmouth in a similar event by three seconds...