Word: uniformities
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Brooks House policy, Ellison has stated: "We expect the trend from Social Service toward War Service to continue in a greater degree. 'Contact' will undoubtedly be expanded, both in its service to Harvard men in other camps, and to the service men at Harvard. With many undergraduates in uniform this summer, we shall look for means of centralizing and developing entertainment and service methods for them, and for the other schools established here...
...start of the first ROTC, and the College shifted en masse into a training camp--everyone but a few pitied physical and under-age ineligibles was in ranks. The ROTC was popular then. But through the tinfoil twenties and bitter thirties it took fortitude and the promise of a uniform and polo to make men endure the westernunioning taunts of friends. When war came there was an increase in applications. And in the emergency the Harvard ROTC has trained, often by accelerated programs, a large number of men, many of whom are in action today. With the passing...
...well: a lot of hopefuls from smaller shows are getting a crack at the Big Show now. An added, unexpected source has been the refugees from abroad. But the turnover among the men who move the show, care for the animals, etc., is terrific: 600 have already gone into uniform. Where formerly Ringling could count on 300 year-round men plus 500 "floating"' workers, the whole nonperforming staff is now floating...
...young men, few sports have suffered as little interference from the war as tournament contract. Last week a full quota of stars showed up as usual in Manhattan for the two big annual tournaments-the Masters' Individual and the Vanderbilt Cup. There was a sprinkling of players in uniform (corporal to lieut. colonel) all slightly out of practice. Average age of the entrants: about 33. The winner...
...Army members at the School are classified now as 2nd lieutenants MA-AUS of the reserve. They will go on active duty around the end of June, first going to Fort Devens for induction, then returning to the Medical School where they will continue as Privates 7th class, in uniform and barracked in Vanderbilt Hall...