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...begin to get into good physical condition before reporting for football in the middle of September. The scrimmage was not begun as early this year as is usual, in order to harden the men up as much as possible before the violent work began, and special pads and armor were provided in sufficient quantities to protect the players as far as possible. In spite of these special precautions it is claimed that the number of injuries was excessive. It was noticeable that the injuries came
...Pasadena, California, has recently presented as a gift to the University a large oak exhibition case, which has been placed in the Reading Room of the Union. It is intended to have a different exhibtion in the case each week during the year. Last week a set of ancient armor plates from the Spitzer Collection was shown, and this week the case contains an excellent collection of ancient sculpture...
...Plato's Conception of Art;" 2. "Greek Myths of Which the Sole Evidence is in Works of Art;" 3. "The Part Taken by Women in Greek Culture;" 4. "Greek Armor with Especial Reference to the Form and Ornamentation of the Helmet;" 5. "The Influence of Greek Art on Greek Lyric and Tragic Poets...
...most striking pieces of the exhibition is the heroic statue of King Arthur, the original of which is in the Hofkirche at Innsbruck. The figure is clad in full armor, the right hand resting on a shield bearing the arms of England. This statue and the effigy from the tomb of the Emperor Maximilian near it, were both executed by the famous sixteenth century sculptor, Peter Vischer. Another interesting piece is the figure of a Frankish warrior of the fifth century, dressed in the national costume and bearing an axe and spear, the original of which is in the Museum...
...which, in spite of its name, probably dates from the fourth of fifth century, and is thus some centuries earlier than the real Viking era. This boat was found in a remarkably good state of preservation in a bog near the present Danish boundary, together with the arms and armor of the warriors who used it, and the thirty oars which were used to propel...