Word: roosevelt
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University will read with interest this morning the proposal of Lieutenant-Colonel Roosevelt, reprinted elsewhere, in regard to the establishment of a Harvard branch of the American Legion--the legion of veterans of the war. We believe that there is a decided need and place for such a Legion, and that it will merit and receive the support of college undergraduates throughout the nation; we can but feel however, that the establishment of a branch at Harvard, or any other university, is neither practical nor desirable...
Colonel Logan's fear of Prussianism seems slightly unnecessary. Such men as President Roosevelt and General Wood have repeatedly pointed out the dangers of the haphazard volunteer system and the fallacy of leaving national defense to the most brave and patriotic...
...major national problem these foreigners in our midst will loom in importance, as war problems fade. This task, indeed, will be the central one of reconstruction. No man knew this fact better nor preached its needs more consistently than Theodore Roosevelt. His recommendation should be our guarantee of its importance...
...best way that we can keep the navy at its present high state of efficiency is by the maintenance of a Naval Reserve. I approve very highly of Secretary Roosevelt's plan of having naval units at various colleges, as the best means of educating more reserve officers, and I sincerely hope that such a unit will be established at Harvard next year. In order to help us get through the period of emergency, the Naval Academy at Annapolis was increased four-fold, and a great number of petty and warrant officers were commissioned. In addition to these regular navy...
...role it will play in the future. In a recent editorial, the New York Tribune states, "Undoubtedly the Intercollegiate Aerial Tournaments will receive government support. Should there be another war the colleges will be able to turn out hosts of trained eaglets of the type of Quentin Roosevelt and Hobey Baker, ready for service. Trained collegiate aviators will make the United States air service a real factor the next time it is called upon. The transcontinental intercollegiate air race is not merely a possibility but a probability in the near future...