Word: trachtenbergs
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Dates: during 1916-1916
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...Trachtenberg, of the Yale delegation, made a vigorous speech denouncing the "militarization" of our colleges, as shown by the formation of the Yale Battery and the Harvard Regiment. At his suggestion, a committee, of which he is chairman, was appointed to investigate the extent of "militarism in our colleges," and to launch a counter campaign. An informal vote showed an almost unanimous sentiment among the delegates against military training in the colleges of the country...