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Some weeks ago the press of the whole country burst forth with the jubilating news that an invention had been discovered which would throttle the submarine menace, and overturn fortresses and whole armies. A member of the Naval Consulting Board admitted modestly that this machine of victory was the product of our own well-known Yankee ingenuity and ability. We as modestly accepted the admission...
...grade equal to a Federal camp. Although a considerable part of this amount has already been contributed by generous alumni, money is still needed. In the circular letter which has been sent to the graduates of the University the following paragraph briefly sets forth the situation...
...been urged lately by some who, being of revolutionistic turn of mind, like to see any change, whatever it may be that we adopt "America" as our national anthem instead of the more martial song to which we now pay reverence. One reason set forth is that the "Star Spangled Banner" is well enough as an anthem in the bloody times of war, but in peace we need some more dulcet sentiment. Another is that "America" is well suited to the orchestration of the people's voices, whereas our present unlegalized national anthem is of too intricate a nature...
...Heil dir im Siegerkranz, Herrscher des Volkes ganz." It would be somewhat of a pity if at some patriotic gathering Americans doffed their hats to the pilgrim fathers, while our cousins of England began, prayers for the salvation of their king, and some well meaning although recent, patriot, burst forth with a paean to "Heil, Kaiser...
Joseph Hodges Choate '52, one of the leading figures in American public life, succumbed to an attack of heart failure at 11.30 Monday night. His sudden death resulted probably indirectly from the strenuous efforts put forth last week to welcome the Allied missions and to promote their complete success...