Word: sketched
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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There follows a sketch of the organized militia, and of the various summer military camps. Chapter XII is a narrative of a battle as it is really fought, explanatory of the part played by the various branches of the service, officers and men. The remainder of the book consists of advice to citizens in time of peace, and a creed for soldiers in time...
...mutilation of magazines in the Union has gone so far that drastic measures of some sort are imperative. There are a few who have become professionals in removing plates from the International Studio, Sketch, L'Illustration, and other illustrated publications. Sometimes a copy is cut to pieces within an hour after its arrival. Those periodicals which are particularly objects of attraction to the vandals might be kept at the desk and loaned to readers only on their signed applications. Even a system of espionage is justified; and the worst offenders, if caught, should be mercilessly discharged from the University. They...
President Lowell will present keys to the new members and batons to the marshals at the reception in the Trophy Room. The undergraduate secretary will then read a short sketch of the Society's history. William Roscoe Thayer '81 will act as toastmaster at the dinner in the Territorial Room, which will immediately follow the reception. Several graduate members of the Society will speak...
There will be a general reception in the Trophy Room, at which President Lowell will present keys to the new members and batons to the newly elected marshals. The undergraduate secretary will read a short historical sketch of the Society's career...
...poem "The Yards at Dawn," by Mr. Nelson, presents a characteristic sketch of Cambridge, the Cambridge we curse near by and yearn for from a distance: the Cambridge swathed in river mists...