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...Harvard men might not reside here. We presume that Congress did not intend to divide appointments like it divides postoffice appropriations. The mayor's protest smells of pork. Did he make it for love of country, that better officers might lead our armies? Did he make it from some sudden, unaccountable, and overweening sense of justice...
...more serious attitude towards the difficult problems ahead of them. Although many unfortunately still regard the struggle in Europe merely as interested spectators attending a great pageant, Harvard undergraduates have continually heard the call to arms grow more and more distinct. Thus their change of attitude has not been sudden. The future promises grave problems and many hardships for the young men of the country. There is more harm than good in anticipating unseen dangers, but it is all-important to fortify ourselves with a serious spirit of undaunted courage...
...does not affect weather. Weather does affect war. To know in advance the climate of a war zone; to have as accurate knowledge as possible of the probability of occurrence of severe cold; of sudden thaws; of heavy rains; of great heat; of high winds--all this is a very essential element in planning a campaign or in organizing a single engagement. Picked troops, discipline, a well-organized system of transport, proper clothing--in short, all that goes to make up the most efficient military organization, is of supreme importance. But we must recognize the fact that the weather...
...this is a boldly imaginative undertaking, with a final page of no small power, it savors of positive recklessness to attempts a summary of it in a brief paragraph. The attempt is made primarily for the sake of calling attention to the possibilities of sudden development in young Americans. It is only seven years since the 1910 Monthly board was in College. If their writing had then been scrutinized with a view to what the writers would do in such an emergency as that to which the world has come, what would the prophecy have been? The answer...
...first Yale contest in New Haven was lost by a score of 2 to 0; two weeks later the University had everything its own way in the second game with a 5 to 0 victory; and then last Saturday's defeat by a 2 to 0 score put a sudden end to all hopes of an undisputed championship...