Word: specialists
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...came over I had never heard of such a man, indeed it's been a succession of hearing, learning, and putting into practice new things, new methods of killing the enemy. The old fashioned all round infantryman is but a shade of past glories; today everyone is a specialist in some one particular thing, and informed in all things generally. Gas, with its terrifying results, trench mortars, automatic rifles, grenades, bayonets, wire entanglements, trenches, communication systems, aeroplanes,--what not? All have men who speak of nothing save them. War is even more highly specialized than modern industry in the heads...
Recent orders received by Major William F. Flynn, commandant of the University R. O. T. C., from Adjutant-General Learnard of the War Department, Washington, D. C., announce the establishment of a training committee with a major-general at its head to supervise and direct all tactical and specialist training schools for officers and cadets training for officers' commissions. Although not yet named, the major-general in charge of the work and his staff of assistants will be appointed in the near future, and will assume the task of inspecting and unifying the various branches...
...special staff corps representatives, has been designated as the centre of instruction of troops in the United States and the direct representative of the Chief of Staff. Associated with the director of training and training committee are the British and French military attaches, Generals Maclachlan and Vignal, and officer specialists and advisers of both Allied Armies. The functions of the training committee are as follows: To maintain close relations with expeditionary forces abroad and with troops undergoing training in the United States with a view to co-ordinating training to the end that instruction may be progressive; to prepare plans...
...addition to these courses which are intended to teach men subjects beneficial to them in their trade or business, there are classes in stammering and classes in reading to blind men. Of course, the former must be conducted by a specialist, but the latter opens an opportunity for social service to everyone in the University...
...give the message that international law is not of the past, and to interpret to no small degree the present policies of belligerent and neutral states, is in large measure the aim of the courses given in international law this year. One short hour's talk from a specialist would probably convince the most aseptically of students of the folly of his thoughts. But should words fall; let him elect one of these courses and speedily discover that he was dealing with a very lively corpse indeed...