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Late yesterday afternoon a small fire broke out on the second floor of Leavitt and Peirce's. The blaze, however, was extinguished before any appreciable damage was done. The firemen had to tear down a portion of a wall partition in order to prevent the smouldering flames from spreading. It is understood that the fire was started by a cigarette thrown on the floor...
Those who are physically unacceptable for the Army and Navy are, however, included among the number who may compete on athletic teams. There are certain men in every college whose minor physical disqualifications, though barring them from military work, do not prevent their being excellent athletes. Any undergraduates who have made the effort to serve and have failed should not be differentiated from the more fortunate ones who are accepted...
...Harvard 6. The 12 men chosen after the preliminary trials last week have been divided into four teams to debate on the question: "Resolved, That except in so far as it is necessary to conceal military and naval secrets, the United States Government should take no measures to prevent the publication or circulation of any paper." The places on the teams and the hours for the debating have been set as follows...
...Council's power, was attended by all the Allies, and the plan of more closely centralizing affairs in this council was decided upon unanimously. This policy was dictated largely by the Italian disaster, which was the unfortunate result of lack of co-operation among the Allies. To prevent a recurrence of any such debacle, the conference decided on a more powerful war council as the most powerful war council as the most efficient way of running...
...that time candidates who are going to compete for positions on the team will speak for five minutes on either side of the question: "Resolved: That, except in so far as it is necessary to conceal military and naval secrets, the United States Government should take no measures to prevent the publication or circulation of any paper." The judges selected for the trials are Judge A. P. Stone '93, H. Epstein '16 and F. M. Rarig...