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Found in Vol. 1 No. 1

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.

Found in Vol. 1 no. 5

The Jeff ran a poll among the students (93) after Republican and Democratic conventions. Summary statistics:

Democratic: 45. 16%
Republican: 40.86%
Undecided: 13.22%

The Freshmen houses are predominantly Republican…

Bill Webster agrees with Bob Brown's editorial piece on whether or not Amherst College should admit Japanese Americans students from incarceration camps. He also describes the responses he received from his peers.

A summary of the structural changes Amherst underwent during the war, serving as a facility for use by the army and navy.

The article discusses the summer session that was opened for students who wished to graduate early in order to enlist and the faculty members who took sabbatical or extended sabbatical to enlist.

The influence of the war affected undergraduate activities, several of which went into decline as the number of students decreased

Found in Vol. 1 No. 1

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…

Bob Brown writes about the undemocratic incarceration of Japanese Americans, most of whom are American citizens. He argues that the college should consider admitting Japanese Americans in incarceration camps to Amherst College.

A list of the names of students of the Class of 1942 who were unable to graduate either because they enlisted to fight in the war or were faced with other factors that hindered the completion of their education

A list of the number of students who were members of the class of 1944 but left and joined the armed forces to fight for their country in the second world war