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...than as an honest broker for braver peoples, may work some havoc to our calm peace, and our pride in our fat prosperity. But we will gather from that knowledge a new consciousness of our former strength. We will awaken to the call for sacrifice, and give our very utmost for that cause which we have undertaken...
...upon the necessity of this private and voluntary co-operation among Harvard men that we should now insist. It is useless to regret that the Government has not done better by us. It is rather now for us to show that we are resolved to utilize to the utmost the many advantages with which we are still left. The Government has not been ungenerous. In a time of scarcity it has left us our officers and held out the hope of equipment. And the University and the alumni have been very generous in encouragement and aid of every sort. They...
...before they begin to train others. There will be no question of getting the number of men required. Every intelligent citizen knows that universal obligation to military service has always been the rule in this country, as it must be in a democracy. But the training will require the utmost devotion to duty on the part of officers...
...explanation of the regulations in the Quartermaster's Corps. It was stated that a man in the supply department has an equal opportunity for promotion, with any other man in the regular army, and if he has been capable his experience in army management will always prove of the utmost value. A differentiation was made between the two branches of the service. One of these has charge of all the base work such as the collection and organization of supplies. The other group is concerned with the work of taking supplies from the most advanced bases to the front...
...These days are not days for talk," said Dean Yeomans. "The Faculty has by unanimous consent and with the utmost confidence in you, made every concession to enable you to enter and serve in the cause of the nation. What difference does it make if the Faculty has done this if you do not stand by the Government. We have been criticized for going too far, for giving the students an opportunity to conceal 'slacking' and demoralization. The country is watching how you are standing up, and is asking questions. 'Can you submit to subordination, discipline, and self-control...