Word: war
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...national service within a few weeks. His work will consist largely in supervising the physical welfare of students of aviation. A number of other noted college coaches, among them Mack of Yale, Fitzpatrick of Princeton and Moakley of Cornell, are also to engage in this recently organized branch of war service...
Princeton has declared itself in favor of continuing athletics during the war. The specification has been made, however, that sports will be maintained only as a means of military training. It was at a meeting of the Board of Athletic Control held last week, at which the athletic policy of the university during the coming season was proposed for discussion, that the members of the board expressed themselves in favor of proceeding with all the branches of athletics. The board also expressed its approval of continuing intercollegiate sports throughout the country, with, however, less expense than has prevailed heretofore...
...Serbian War Mission visiting Boston today will include the University in its itinerary. For two hours, after a luncheon to be given at the Boston City Club, the party will inspect the University buildings, finishing the tour by 4 o'clock in order to be present at a reception held by the Mayor of Boston...
...Dartmouth Outing Club will hold the annual Winter Carnival this year from February 14 to 16. Owing to the fact that the attendance will be so greatly reduced by war conditions, the outdoor meets and events of Carnival Week rather than the social affairs will he emphasized...
...Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University is to be placed on a war basis to meet the demands of the Government for technically trained men. A third term for seniors in that college will begin May 27 and end September 20, taking in a full half-year's work, so that those enrolled in the course may be graduated in February, 1919, five months ahead of the normal time...