The sun., 1918-08-18
.NINAL exercises for the Harvard Re
serve Officers Training Corpa were

serve officers Training Corps were
held last week in Sanders Theatre.
where nearly $50 certificates Of military
proficiency were awarded Major Joseph
Bartlett. regimental adjutant. turning
over the documents to the company cap
ta!ns to be later distributed to tho men
who qualified.
At the exercises President Lowell of
Harvard University was the chief
speaker and was preceded by Major
william F. Flynn. U. S. A.. retired. the
commanding Officer. who presided. and
Lieut.. Andre MoriEe, the French officer
who has been connected with Harvard
since early last year.
During his speech President Lowell let
II be known that Harvard Is to elect the
Student Army Training Corps plan OF
the Government. and its unit will not
only have the advantage of the high
grade instruction in infantry tactics pro-
vided for almost two years, but in adj
dition will be given an opportunity to
study ball!stics. which deals with the
artillery. II Is expected that everything
will be in readiness for the Inauguration
of the new corps when Harvard re-
opens In September.
II congratulate you on your work In
camp" the president told the cadets as
sembled before him. land thank the
officers likewise for the skill and success
in carrying on the camp"
Addressing himself to the older MEM
bers OF the corps who win soon enter
Government training camps, President
Lowell hoped that all of them would
take part in the movement now going
forward which is pushing the Germans
back. But he cautioned against opti-
mism.
"The end 1t not yet" President Lowell
added. THE Germans know the art Of
war, and they also know perfectly well
the meaning of defeat. The German peo-
pie. both military and civil. must be
convinced that they are beaten and then
only will the war be truly over. The
whole German people must know the
German army Is beaten before an allied
peace is possible. The war will be won
by the armies which retain the strongest
divisions. Victory will come to the ma
lions who have the last reserves. Guns.
tanks and other mateiial weigh heavily.
but man power will be the deciding fac
tor.
Each nation that has gone into the
war has at the start wasted men in
fact, a greater waste Of life was made
than was necessary Conserve your
forces. Do not be foolhardy with your
soldiers. I have no fear Of American
troops hating. In order to keep your
army at It's highest numbers be careful
of the camp life of your men. See to
their health and bodily comfort. Keep
them Mt"
President Lowell then outlined the
Government plan for the Student Army
Training Corps. Any college with 100
able bodied men enrolled can elect to
have a unit Of the CORPS.
1.-THE Government realizes IL at college
men make the best officers" the Presi-
dent said. We shall have our military
courses of last year. and some more adj
yanced ones. We shall also At men for
the artillery service. The university is
now making such arrangements, and is
hopeful Of getting guns Ballistics will
be given, chiefly from the point of
theory. The training camps will pro-
vide tie necessary knowledge OF mechan-
ism. providing we are unable to get
arms
Major Flynn In opening the exercises
said that the corps had been successful
beyond his expectations. He spoke of
the hardships. inconvenience and other
distasteful things of camp life the men
had Just passed through. but said that
in the years to come this feeling would
change into that of pleasant recollec-
tons.
Lieut. Morize said he did not know
what the men had learned In camp of
present day warfare, or other phases of
military training. but he was sure they
had gotten now the military spirit and
the spirit OF service.
my last words are: Thanks TO you
for your good spirit. zeal and discipline.
BY teaching you we have learned our
selves have spent six of the happiest
weeks with you"