Dean Burns' address galvanized the revival of a double quartet, led by "pre-war" students to remember the "past, glorious" memories of the singing college in its heyday. This marked the first of the pre-war singing…
The entering freshmen class consisted of 40 members, half the number originally expected due to naval enlistment in the V-12 program. All together, about 93 students attended the summer term.
Excerpt of a letter from Charles A. Hersch, 506th Bomb. Squad to Professor L. B. Packard. Letter discusses the number of Amherst alumni at the post and some gossip.
Written in response to President Stanley King's discussion about the four goals of wartime Amherst, in which the President declared that the business of student morale should stem from the student body. The editor argued…
President Stanley L. King on the Four Distinct Jobs of the College:
1) Impliment the opportunity for a liberal arts education for roughly 90 students
2) Train 100-800 military personnel in certain prescribed subjects
3)…
Members of the faculty and administration spoke to freshmen about various aspects of Amherst before and during the war. There was one meeting a week. Later meetings would feature officers of the army and navy units stationed…