Word: war
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...receipts from the sale of tickets will be turned over to the treasurer of the American University Union in Paris, for the work of the union among American college students engaged in war duties...
...what we notice most particularly is the condition of the banners and flags which decorate the walls. They resemble ancient battle devices. They are torn and tattered and falling absolutely to pieces. Perhaps it is appropriate that the banner which commemorates Harvard's winning the Intercollegiate Tug-of-War Championship in 1884 should be ripped and torn. But it seems to me that interesting records like these should be better preserved than they are at present. Is there not some committee or some person who is responsible for the upkeep of Harvard's athletic trophies? R. McA. LLOYD...
...with an extremely small falling off in attendance. For the second half-year, 1,650 students have registered, as against 1,700 for the first semester. The fact that M. I. T. has been able to hold this number,--90 percent of its normal registration,--in spite of the war, is due to the fact that stress has been laid upon the need for trained engineers, both during and after the war. In recognition of this need the Government has granted temporary exemption from the draft to students pursuing certain courses in technical institutions throughout the country...
...military library of approximately 1,500 volumes has just been installed in the basement of University Hall. Many of the volumes are manuals sent by the War Department. Among these are several special English books describing the use of the bayonet. Various publishers have also contributed to the library histories and books on trench warfare...
...view to gaining facility in writing clear and well-constructed letters, reports and various military documents; he will take work in science which will bear on the firing, signaling and other details of artillery; and he will study history which will reveal the situations leading up to the present war. Afternoon drills, equitation and other practical work will be included in group...