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...mortally wounded. About 7 A. M. a fragment of shell struck him in the neck, breaking a cervical vertebra. In the evening he called for a chaplain and asked him to read some verses from the Bible. When the chaplain had finished reading, he exclaimed, "That's great stuff, isn't it?" Shortly afterward, at 2 A. M., Colonel Shannon died. He was buried with full military honors, with several of his classmates and intimate friends present, in the U. S. Military Cemetery at the village of Froidos...
...best piece of work in the issue is "Cats" by I. J. Williams, Jr., '20. It is ingeniously put together with alternate bits of the naive and the blase, but it is real stuff. Mr. Williams is in service, and so this interesting essay whiffs of the trenches...
...cold calculation of what tomorrow may bring as well as today. But we oppose to them the pressing need for men now. The college man makes an able officer and in such a place every man should seek opportunity. But the college man is bred of the stuff that will make good in any capacity and which will soon rise to the top. Let the very young who are as yet unaffected by college training remain behind that they may prepare. But, let every man who has feil college influence over a period, of several years, no matter what...
...your beliefs and high sentiments with real deeds. If you ought to be in the army, get into it. If you ought to be here, make every minute count. In any case, be an American twenty-four hours of every day and learn that slackers are bred of the stuff which is satisfied with "doing...
America's hopes will not be diminished by the growing list of those of her sons who have given their lives. And her fears will be lightened by the realization that America is doing her duty in backing a great cause, and that the nation is made of the stuff that will stand the pangs of sacrifice when sacrifice is demanded...