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...University Union is a most important one. This Union was opened on October 20, 1917 in Paris at the Royal Palace Hotel. It was organized by the universities and colleges of this country, each one paying an enrolment fee for its maintenance. A great many colleges joined, and many maintain separate bureaus under its supervision. The University Bureau has been under the direction of James H. Hyde...
...receipt of a letter from Mr. Herbert H. White in which he advises me that your club has contributed liberally to the support of this unit which has been maintained here in the name of the University since July, 1915. It may be assumed that the fact that I have spent some two years of my time in doing what I could to see that this work was carried on in a way creditable to the dignity of the University is evidence that I have believed it to be of real importance. It is not, as I believe, accidental, that...
...Boston Herald, First, it should be clearly a national force, like the recently enlisted national army, and neither a class force like the national guard nor a body of professional soldiers like the former regular army. In the second place, the large military force which the United States must maintain should be a democratic as well as a national army. That the regular army never was. Thirdly, there is only one principle on which a force of this character can be constructed in a democracy, namely, the principle of universal military service as an obligation on the part of every...
...concerning military service will ever enjoy widespread support. We should remember, however, that so long as the possibility of war in the future exists, no matter how pleasing the prospect or how buoyant our hopes, it is a matter not only of national honor but of stern necessity, to maintain a trained fighting force as an instrument of defense in time of war. Our nation may count itself fortunate for being saved from huge losses of men and material by the three years' experience in trench warfare imparted to us by the French and British troops...
Again, the demand for athletics will be more general than before the War. Many men will leave the service, knowing for the first time what real bodily health means. They will expect the University to help them maintain that health, to offer an opportunity for regular, well-planned exercise...