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...July 22, no intimation of the coming war had reached them. They arrived in New Zealand on August 13, in the early stages of the war. In spite of the depressing influence of the war, the plan for holding scientific meetings in Wellington and Christ Church was not wholly abandoned, but it was thought best to curtail or abandon altogether most of the social functions which had been included in the program...
...Case was a member of the pierian Sodality and of the Mandolin Club, which he was later forced to abandon from stress of other activities. As a member of the track squad he was known for his high ideals and the results which he obtained in his many pursuits bear witness to his strict, devoted concentration and his steady application...
Brow meets brow on Soldiers Field this morning at ten, when our own Phi Beets meet their Yale brethren in a clash for physical supremacy. The pristine pellet will be hurled hither and you with most unscholarly abandon, and the Sons of the Midnight Oil will undoubtedly perform monumental feats in their desperate efforts to bring home the Bacon. The local team is greatly strengthened by the arrival of C. P. Curtis, Jr., '14, who has come all the way from Europe to participate. E. A. Hetter '14, of Lampoon infamy, will act as the board of arbitration...
...been decided to abandon the football song competition this year, and to devote the time usually given to rehearsing new songs to getting men more familiar with the old songs. Men who wish may write songs and send them to A. F. Pickernell '14. During the spring a song will be chosen and rehearsed in the fall. In this way musical men will have more time in which to work on their songs and the undergraduate body will have plenty of time to learn the one chosen...
...mingled with the luxuries of the Tropics will await each and every Senior and help him forget what it feels like to have weathered four years in the reign of Cambridge. The First Corps Cadet Band, sound in wind and limb, will execute a few pieces with finish and abandon. The other entertainments are too good to be true. Come and see for yourselves, and make the Living Room worth living...