Worcester Academy In The War

Author : Worcester Academy
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396350672
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Worcester Academy Bulletin written by Worcester Academy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-23 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Worcester Academy Bulletin: December, 1918 On its side what has the school done for its sons in service? How did it show them that it was behind them with all its mind and strength; that it did not forget them? The reply that can be made seems regretfully unsatisfactory; the items below almost too meager and inadequate to enumerate. It has been a pleasure to forward the honorable records made here by candidates for training camps and preferred lines of service. We suspect a considerable total of cheery letters have been sent out by Dr. Aber crombie, Mr. Holmes, and others of the faculty. May we say here that the bulletin on its part regrets that it has been an impossibility to send a reply to many a word of greeting or of information that should have received one. The thought and effort of the Thimble Club, made up of the ladies of the Faculty, to send a box last spring to all W. A. Boys in France, was thwarted by the prohibition of the postal authorities just as the things were being packed, to the great chagrin of the club. The bulletin has spent much effort in collecting and publishing war news, and we have reason to feel that these have been of considerable interest, as numerous words of appreciation have come to us, many from overseas. The School has daily spoken the message the soldier would send to his younger brothers in school by the great service flag on the campus, by the class banners of red and gold in The Megaron, and by the prevailing topics of conversation. Yet all these count but little. Still they are the bits that opportunity placed before us, leaving us compelled to find solace in the hope that the lessons taught in past years to the old boys have been real factors in equipping them for the great task they have just aecom plished so splendidly. Perhaps the near future will find place for a memorial service, for a great reunion of Academy men who have been in the war, and for a special war service number of the bulletin, as well as provide some enduring memorial as suggested above. Any sug gestions as to the financing of this memorial number, which should be worthy and complete, will be gratefully received by the bulletin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.