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...shoot accurately. As Dr. Sargent points out, if men are to serve and not handicap the army, they must be physically fit to stand up under the strain of first-line service; and participation in athletics is the best way to keep fit. The case of those physically unfit to serve--75 percent. of the student body, says Dr. Sargent--is even more serious. However, it is not too late to mend, and Harvard may well take Dr. Sargent's message to heart...
...University, who, on September 1 next, will be under 32 years of age. No new men under 19 years of age will be accepted. It will be necessary for all new members of the Corps to undergo a strict physical examination by Dr. Lee, and no men who are unfit for service will be allowed to enroll. In addition, these men now in the service who are physically unable to undergo the strenuous intensive training will be honorably discharged on May 7, and they will receive such credit for their year's work, as their instructors may grant
...despatch of an American expeditionary force as many of the sections as necessary will be attached to it. Should additional military forces be sent over by this Government more ambulance units will be created to support them. An excellent opportunity is thus offered to those men physically unfit for military service to "do their bit" for the cause of this country and the Allies...
...undergraduates of the colleges for a long time, while the latter country made the mistake of permitting men with special qualifications, who would have been much more useful behind the lines, to enlist. The committee recommends the medical examination of the students so that those found physically unfit for service in the army or navy should be ready to enter industrial work...
After three months fighting Gallishaw was wounded on October 23, 1915, by a bullet which entered his left shoulder. He was sent to a hospital in Egypt and was later moved to London. On recovery, in January, he was declared unfit for service and was discharged in consequence of wounds received in action in Gallipoli, after serving 301 days with the colors. At the same time he was given a high testimonial of character by his superior officers. His battalion was recruited to full war strength again, 1,100 men, and was sent to France. On July 1, 1916, there...