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“Dead on the Field of Honor”
A Chronicle article describing the death of Cuthbert C. Buckle, the first Episcopal alumnus who died in WWI
“Cigarettes”
A prose written about smoking cigarette that praises nicotine.
“Americans--We Come”
A poem describing the Americans coming across the ocean to join the war effort.
“A. Beirne Blair, Jr.”
An article from Richmond News-Leader re-published on the Chronicle, dedicated to Andrew Beirne Blair, an alumnus who recently died in a plane crash during military training at Pensacola training school.
“A Visit to Congress”
A satire critiquing the lack of work and progress in the U.S. Congress; interestingly, one of the talking points of the fictitious Congressmen in the story was building Confederate monument to “sisters who nursed in the Civil War.”
“A Phantom of the Battlefield”
A story about a dead soldier’s spirit on the battlefield that inspired the soldiers to raid the German trench.
“A Man of the South”
A story describing a Southern man who served in the U.S. Navy falling in love with a Southern woman before the Civil War and deciding to fight for the South.
“A Letter to the Editor”
An op-ed complaining the lack of participation in athletics and school spirit among New Boys.
“A Circular Letter”
To help the Episcopal students determine their career in the future, the Chronicle editorial section published a letter written by P. P. Claxton, U.S. Commissioner of Education, titled “Enlist--and Go to College.” The letter encouraged the students…
“1-2=3”
A cartoon describing student life at Episcopal during the war, including the military drill.