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...special foundation of $10,000 has been created in memory of Arthur Howe Pingree '90, of Norwood, for the purpose of training leaders of boys, particularly Scout Masters and assistant Scout Masters, who are preparing to render service among growing boys, in the interest of a high quality of manhood and citizenship. The foundation is to be held by the Trustees of Boston University and expended by them in accordance with the judgment of the Board of Directors. It is the purpose of this memorial to provide a course of lectures on the theory and practice of Boy Scout leadership...
First: The income of the fund shall be used to provide annually for a course of at least ten lectures for the training of Boy Scout Leaders...
...college, one of the most important factors in his choice is the presence of opportunities for earning money. In most cases the State universities, from Michigan to California, provide all the opportunities for self-support that one can expect, and they emphasize this in their literature. A boy graduating from high school in Illinois knows that it will be comparatively easy for him to make his own way at the University of Chicago or at the State university--easy, that is, compared with what he knows, or thinks he knows, of Harvard. To the handicap of distance, Harvard places upon...
...English recruiting posters has been placed in the periodical room of the Union, continuing the exhibition which began before Christmas. The posters, which are done in vivid colors, depict various scenes, tending to arouse enthusiasm in the English army. One, entitled "What will your answer be?", portrays a small boy questioning his father: "Father, what did you do to help when Britain fought for freedom in 1915?" Another is a picture of an English army cap with the words. "If the cap fits you, join the army today." A third is a quotation from Shakspere, "Stand not upon the order...
...Robert Frost, a rising young American poet, will read selections from his own writings. He is a native of New Hampshire and his book on northern New England called "North of Boston" has been pronounced by critics as among the leading works of the day. His other book, "A Boy's Way" has also gained much favor both in England and America. Mr. Frost has left his farm in New Hampshire in order to deliver lectures in Boston under the auspices of Mr. Browne, of Browne and Nichols School...