Word: splendid
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...much remains to be done, and I can think of no more fitting nor permanent memorial, of a modest but apt sort than the addition of a monumental portal to the Yard fence, now so nearly complete. Of course we all hope that the alumni will create some single splendid memorial to the memory of all Harvard dead in the great war, but I should be unhappy to think that the prospect of this should discourage the creation of individual memorials on a smaller scale, so priceless for their intimacy and the personal feeling to which they testify. I wish...
...bereaved families of these men? The erection of a memorial gateway, will only be establishing a precedent, which will very probably be followed by other classes, thereby duplicating the idea that is to be expressed in some great university memorial, which alone can be worthy of the splendid spirit of sacrifice shown by Harvard...
Much has been written of late in the papers which shows the splendid work that the Salvations Army has performed among the soldiers in France. Many conclusive proofs have been recorded, indicative of the character of this organization. Although no drive will be conducted in the University, any student who is desirous of contributing to a worthy cause, can do a great good by subscribing to the Salvation Army drive this week...
...have been killed. A gateway has been determined upon by the Class of 1920 in the belief that it will be a small personal tribute that will serve as a tangible monument until the ultimate large memorial is erected. The Class of 1920 is to be commended on their splendid enterprise, but other classed should not rush to follow this pioneer example, because such general action would detract from the memorial to all the Harvard dead that will be created...
Today comes the welcome news that Colonel Goetz has been ordered to France to study actual war conditions, in order to conduct his work here next fall in accordance with principles learned first hand on the battlefields. We congratulate the Colonel on his splendid opportunity, and expectantly await his return to Cambridge in September...