Word: widespread
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Committee on the Use of English by Students has begun its fall campaign for a widespread improvement in undergraduate English. Pamphlets have been circulated to the effect that students are expected to pay careful attention to their use of English not only in courses of composition but in all other courses. In accordance with a vote of the Faculty, instructors will report students whose use of English is unsatisfactory, and special instruction will be offered...
...view of the widespread interest throughout the College in the present campaign, the Wilson Club would like to suggest through the columns of the CRIMSON a joint discussion of the issues involved in the presidential campaign with the Republican Club, the terms of such discussion to be arranged later. We would suggest that the meeting be held in the Union or in some other suitable place in the University, within the next two weeks...
...result of the widespread interest in aviation for national defense which led more that fifty undergraduates to devote their summer vacations to aviation schooling, of whom 12 Yale and 21 Harvard men succeeded in becoming practical pilots, 150 medals will be offered during the coming year for the best essays on aeronautical subjects. Every university and college with more than 2,000 students will be given three medals a piece for which to compete...
...greatest factors in the awakening of the American people to the need of adequate military and naval preparedness has been the work of the National Security League. This league has conducted a widespread advertising campaign showing the weakness of our national defence. There are few better ways in which one can show his patriotism than by joining the League. Membership blanks have been placed at Leavitt & Peirce's and at the Headquarters of the Harvard Flying Corps, 1280 Massachusetts avenue. HARCOURT AMORY, JR., '16. ROBERT F. HERRICK...
From results of the Phillips Brooks House collections it appears either that charity this year is unusually widespread, or that the committee possesses an executive genius. More than ten times as many text-books, four times as many magazines, and slightly less than twice as many articles of clothing have been obtained this spring as were a year ago. If this demonstration is considered a criterion, the communication regarding musical instruments for French convalescents may be received in the spirit which it deserves...