Word: war
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...result of the semi-official information which has come through from Washington within the past 48 hours, the University military authorities issued the above announcement last night. As soon as official verification of this information is received, the names of the new applicants will be sent to the War Department as candidates for the June Camp. It is imperative that all applications be made before 1 o'clock tomorrow...
Those who believe that we have several years of war before us are not pessimists. That we must win, that we shall win, that there is no doubt about the Germans being subdued, but that victory will not come until there has been a full development of American fighting strength, and such an application of our developed strength that it will prove a determining factor in military action, is their view. They do not look upon the present German drive as action which if unsuccessful would result in an early ending of the war or which, if it should succeed...
...respect and admire the spirit that makes the student who is under age desire to render immediate service in the war, especially where there is personal danger; and yet to do so may not be the greatest service he can render to the country. Men who are responsible for the conduct of the war, who see the question in the large, who are thinking of the human resources of the nation as a whole, seem to be generally of opinion that college students will be in the end more profitable if they continue their education until they...
...have come to a crisis in the prosecution of the war. When a great confiagration breaks out, it is no time to train carpenters for rebuilding the devastated area. In the same way all men must discard thoughts of the future when they may turn their energies to the present. When those who are of real potential aid to their country have enlisted their lives in its service, they will have assured the future as no college training can ever do. The duty of every red-blooded man is clear. When Harvard enrolment is drained to but a spectre...
Another chance to join the June under age camps has been offered to undergraduates. According to a letter from the Adjutant General's office published in another column, the War Department will still receive applications for these camps. The Military Office should not fail to verify this news immediately and enroll any additional men who may want to go. There is already a long list of "alternates" filed at Headquarters, and many who did not enroll before April 28 may now find it possible to join. Whatever may have been the reasons for their holding back last week, no difficulties...