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Major General Robert Alexander '92, commander of the 77th Division, has announced the citation of Second Lieutenant Samuel Freedman '09, 305th Infantry, for bravery under fire. During the advance from the Aisne near Pincon Farm on September 7, 1918, when his company was obliged to fall back on account of heavy shelling, and after suffering heavy casualties in bringing his men from the field to their new position, with absolute disregard for his own personal safety, Freedman returned and directed the work of bringing in the dead and wounded, and in doing so was himself severely wounded...
Yesterday afternoon one of the aeroplanes of the "Pleasure Flying Co." fell into the Charles River injuring the pilot, Ensign W. E. Nightingale '15 and killing the passenger, J. L. Allen, of Dorchester. The accident occurred near the Cottage Farm Bridge before a crowd of thousands, many of whom were waiting their turn. Ensign Nightingale, U. S. N., the pilot, jumped free just before the machine hit the water, while the passenger was caught. One of the University crews was in the vicinity and members of it assisted in the rescue work. Ensign Nightingale during the war was stationed...
...Pierce has held the position of Secretary to the Corporation since the autumn of 1914. He is also Business Director of the Medical School, Trustee of the Boston Home for Incurables, member of the Board of Managers of the Farm and Trade School and Treasurer and Trustee of Milton Academy. Previous to 1914 Mr. Pierce was Secretary of the Alumni Association...
...strictest censure. The coming months will be no time for white flannels and tennis racquets. Although the arm of the "slacker law" cannot reach behind the 21-year wall the under age loafer is no less a useless dead weight, hardly "worth his feed." With every shipyard and every farm calling for men, his duty to work is imperative. Of the three months and more of vacation ten weeks should be the minimum which he should give. Nor should those who attend the July Camp feel that their duties are over in mid-August; the fate of next year...
...Emmet '19, captain of the University crew, was an easy winner in the annual single sculling race for the Carrol Cup, which was held yesterday afternoon over the mile course from the Cottage Farm to the Harvard Bridge. He had a lead of nearly three lengths over his nearest competitor. Second place was closely contested, R. Jenney '21 winning by a narrow margin from C. F. Batchelder '20. T. D. Gillett '19 was fourth...