Word: short
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...proposition of closing New England colleges because of the coal shortage seems little short of pure ridiculousness. The Fuel Administration is expected to give its decision on this subject today, but if the administration is possessed of the intellect necessary for its work, it can return but one answer and that is in the negative. In the first place, nearly every college in New England is either directly or indirectly furnishing valuable aid to the Government in its military preparedness. This aid is essential, for the Germans are not through with attempting to sink transports. If the present program...
...follow out his schedule. Though he may erroneously believe that the country demands he train in a divisional R. O. T. C., yet his place in our war organization is the medical corps. A personal opinion that the strife will end before one's services are required reflects a short-sighted attitude. If we learn anything from the experience of England, we must prepare now for a long, difficult task...
...passage. In spite of the Administration's backing, little action has apparently been taken to hurry through this measure. Although we might condemn the lack of foresight in not providing for such a matter when the draft became law, yet the present need is for instant remedy. Within a short while, if we are to follow our schedule, another increment of draftees must be called out. Although there may be no necessity for summoning men outside of Class 1, yet a surplus in this division will do no harm...
Coincident with Putnam's feat, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., also of the Escadrille, downed two German aviators within a short time, his first victories in the air. Details of these combats have not yet been received in Paris. Both Hitchcock and Putnam have been on the battle front for less than three months and have not yet been transferred to the American Army...
With many of the regulars of both the informal and Freshman hockey teams absent and only a small squad reporting for practice, yesterday's workout on the Charlesbank rink was rather light. The cold wind also served to cut the practice short. The 1921 squad was without the services of F. Avery, Bacon C. Stillman and Sessions, but a scrub team was formed from the remaining Freshmen which competed in a short contest at the end of practice with Team A, composed mostly of members of the informal squad...