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Wrangel Land is an icebound bit of Arctic prairie about the size of the island of Jamaica, and has had no qualifications for the hall of fame save some granite cliffs and a considerable population of polar bears. But hitherto the Island had been regarded as American property by right of discovery, inasmuch as two expeditions from America landed there, in 1881, took possession in the name of the United States, surveyed and mapped the country, and then sailed away leaving notice of their discovery on shore in a bottle. This action was regarded as particularly important, as the Island...
...points I beg leave to mention. I fear you are a bit too confident in your belief about the availability of the aeroplane. Theoretically union men are not supposed to carry pistols or blackjacks; such instruments are for the protection of--er--the public, and are reserved to Allan Pinkerton's brave boys. If things had worked according to schedule the time poor old Louis had the disagreement with his subjects, the Jacquerie would not have had arms. And I suppose the first Paleolithic genius who slung a rook with a twisted grass rope had no idea that the gentleman...
...foul shot soon after the opening whistle, Captain McLeish was the first to score. The Providence five jumped into the lead when Barrett tallied from the floor after a pretty bit of passing only to be tied when the Crimson leader dropped another free try through the ring. Another shot from Mitchell ended the Brown offensive for Lowenthal had tallied twice, Fitts once, and McLeish had registered two more fouls before the Brunonians started a rally. Holding the University to one more point, the gradually cut down their lead until at half-time the score stood...
...game opened with the Freshmen taking the lead after two brilliant dashes by Middleotn who scored once on individual work and once in an admirable bit of team-work with Samborski. The Dean five soon came back, however, when McCardy opened the visitors' score with a basket after an individual dribble through the yearling guards. The rest of the half was featured by a neck and neck race for the lead, and it was only when the second period had begun that the visitors were able to force their way to the front. For nearly half the final session they...
...Princetonian" is, to put it mildly, a bit wrought up over an editorial, in the Philadelphia "Public Ledger", based upon a misconstruing of President Hibben's letter to parents in regard to students in college having automobiles. This letter was recently published in some of the daily papers. The interpretation put upon it by the "Ledger's" editorial writer is somewhat amusing. Among other things Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler's recent statement that "the youth of America have come to regard a college term as a period of luxurious idleness and case in an exclusive country club" is brought...