Word: waited
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...made no definite statement as to what positions, in case of war, will be open to men who have taken the civilian course for naval training, but the men who fit themselves for this work before the opening of hostilities are certain to get officerships ahead of those who wait until after a declaration of war before starting to train...
...number of men enrolled in the R. O. T. U. by tonight will place Harvard either far in the lead of the march toward an adequate and honorable defence for our country, or it will signify that Harvard is content to wait conservatively for another braver body to blaze the trail. Those in the van of any new movement must withstand constant attacks from groups of individuals who are compelled to join the camp of the opposition because of their inherent desire to appear individual, obstinate or wise on account of their aloofness. But no specious arguments nor altruistic dreams...
...licensed aviators and Roger Amory '10, to then make out their formal applications, both of these to be forwarded to the Aviation Section, Washington, D. C. On their formal application men will state when they will be available for training, that is, whether they wish to begin immediately or wait until next summer...
...fact that should appeal particularly to undergraduates is the great advantage this immediate instruction will give them in obtaining commissions in the reserve army. Any others who wish to be officers without first joining a volunteer force will have to wait until other officers' training schools, similar to the one established here, are formed by the War Department. The establishment of such schools necessarily would be delayed owing to the scarcity of available officers and necessary equipment. The citation of the advantages of the training to be given in the unit ought not to be necessary now. Harvard men know...
...last a real comedy! We wait for this sort of thing and go to what has been advertised as the real product, but too often disappointment is the result. No one therefore who lacks his share of 1916 fun-inspirers should miss "His Majesty Bunker Bean," now playing at the Majestic Theatre, for much more than an average success is realized in this brightest of productions. Cleverness is the keynote which is maintained until the final curtain...