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...rough?' It seemed that the Germans had exploded a mine under one of our trenches, then opened a violent fusillade to capture what remained of it. Being second-line troops just arrived from resting up, we were not required to fight. We consequently were huddled together in a bomb-proof shelter, packed all day like sardines, but quite satisfied to remain where we were, while above our heads shot and shell seemed to pass for several hours with unexampled violence. That night also was 'stormy,' but since then, that is for the last five days, there has been little else...
...occupancy by November 1. They were to have been finished for the opening of the new buildings and the delay has caused many students who had engaged rooms in them to locate elsewhere temporarily. The dormitories, when finished, will be divided throughout into sections by means of fire-proof doors, each section containing both single rooms and suites. Unlike the Freshman dormitories of the University, there will be no rooms furnished with baths, but large shower rooms will be conveniently located on each floor...
...college courses are closely related with successful careers after graduation. President Foster has compiled a sufficient mass of statistics from the records of over a 100 colleges to prove that scholastic honors lead to achievement in the outside world, if mere statistics are to be regarded as conclusive proof...
...appearance of new aims and ideals in the minds of these young men. Never before have commercial enterprises, engineering projects, and financial adventures offered such rich prizes to the educated man. It is truly a mercenary age. The registration figures of the engineering schools in this country give conclusive proof of the change in the ideals of the men who enter our colleges. In 1870 there were 18 engineering schools in the country with 107 graduates, while six years ago, in 1910, there were 118 such schools and 4,700 graduates. Obviously these statistics tell the story...
Still fresh in the minds of many is the inspiring picture of the Harvard Regiment as it passed in review before Major-General Leonard Wood on Memorial Day last spring. Many were pleasantly surprised at that time to see a proof of the serious spirit of patriotism which actually existed among the members of the University. Some had doubted if the enthusiasm for the drill would last a month, and scoffed at the possibility of establishing regular military drill as part of the curriculum...