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On January 13th, Mr. DuBray, a Sioux Indian from South Dakota who studied at the Seminary, came to talk about his experience on the Reservation and the tribe.
On January 20th, Mr. Carter came to talk about the ongoing social political change. He…

November 24th, first dance of the school year. There were some opposition to the dance, namely its incompatibility with the present war. It did take place in the end, and the dance raised some money for the Red Cross.
Homer L. Ferguson came again to…

On October 22nd, Mr. Reese came to talk about the work he has done with the YMCA following the British troops in Afghanistan and Mesopotamia.
The following Sunday (29th), Mr. Hoxton read to the students two letters; one from P. H. Callaway, a…

Mr. Douglas Neff of Seminary and then Fort Myer talked about preparedness of body and mind.
Mr. Oldys, an assistant to Hoover, came to talk about the importance of Food Conservation.
Mr. Launcelot M. Blackford, a former student and teacher of the…

An editorial on the new students and the rat system. According to the editorial, the administration attempted to terminate or at least tone down the rat system in the 1916-1917 school year. Although some "Old Boys" asked to revive the system, the…

Guidelines of the military drills in the 1916-1917 and 1917-1918 school year, according to the Course Catalogue

An op-ed complaining the lack of participation in athletics and school spirit among New Boys.

An editorial in the Chronicle critiquing the lack of interest among the students towards the election of 1916 and the overall political discourse.

Before the U.S. entered the war, a series of speakers came to Episcopal to discuss the state of war in Europe (with a more neutral stance)

Detailed account of speakers who visited Episcopal in the 1917-1918 school year; many of them brought patriotic and militarist messages to the students.