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...these the first five are regularly established units already in existence at Harvard. The Specialized Program had been expected to get start during the spring, and when it does move into operation will add a large number of men to the military personnel here, both in basic engineering and pre-medical courses. The last group listed includes any men assigned to the University for military training of any type such as Medical Corps or Engineers...
...Basic advice : "Don't rush. Think things out; then act. Sleep and food are important; don't forget them in your eagerness to get out. . . . Good water and food are available in the jungle if you know where to look for them." In the first place, if a pilot possibly can, he is advised to make a controlled crash landing instead of bailing out, not primarily to save the plane but to help save his skin. The plane will help guide searching parties, provide shelter, fuel for warmth and smoke signals, materials to make sun helmets and knives...
Then he stuck in a threat: "If by this bill you force an increase in the cost of the basic foodstuffs, and as a result the National War Labor Board increases wages, no one can tell . . . what those increased wages will ultimately cost the farmers and all people of the nation...
...this competition will be shortened by early Commencement (it's guaranteed to end before exams) and eased by the new three-a-week schedule. What old-timers fondly swear was worse than basic training will thus be transformed to a short jaunt. And it's still the News Board...
Welles pointed out that in time of war, there is a limitation placed upon the amount of information the government can release. Viewing the North African campagn at its present successful stage, he stated that "surface development has been taken as indication of basic policy...