Word: war
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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According to the latest instructions from the War Department the plans for the summer camps to be held in connection with the Field Artillery Reserve Officers Training Corps have been changed. In this change a student will not have to attend three camps. The number of camps that will be required will be governed by the following regulations...
...Aero Club, stated that, besides the University, Yale, Columbia, and the College of the City of New York, were organizing teams to compete and that other universities were holding meetings of their aviators with a view to making entries in the contests. "Possibly the most celebrated heroes of the war were the airmen of all nations," said Mr. Hawley. "America is particularly proud of the record of the Lafayette Flying Corps, which contained many college men. Among the Aces of the American Army besides the famous Captain Eddie Rickenbacker are Lieutenant Douglas Campbell, Lieutenant Chestier Wright, and Lieutenant Thomas Hitchcock...
...real international friendship which comes of long acquaintance will be small indeed. It took the actual comradeship of the front line trenches, stripping away social mannerisms and prejudices, to teach the American soldier in France to like and respect the Briton. Unfortunately, it is impossible to stage a war very frequently to promote international good-will. But, if we remain dependent upon newspapers, history books, and casual tourists for our knowledge of foreign countries, the chances for mutual understanding will not be increased...
Professor Henry V. Hubbard '97 will return to the University today to resume his courses in the School of Landscape Architecture. He has been absent since June, 1917, when he left the University to take part in government war work. Professor Hubbard was first with the Construction Division of the war Department on Cantonment work, but since early in 1918 he has been a member of the Industrial Housing Bureau of the Department of Labor, where he has been assistant manager of the Town Planning Division...
...that day all cuts by members of the class of 1919 not on probation will be excused by the College Office, in order that the whole class may participate in the picnic. This is the first time that this event has been held since the beginning of the war...