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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…

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…

A story about a dead soldier’s spirit on the battlefield that inspired the soldiers to raid the German trench.

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…

A poem depicting the bloody fighting and French defiance at Verdun.

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…

A poem glorifying the war-torn France.