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...Harvard could not best Cornell with her material, but might with her coaching system. Princeton ought to win from Harvard on the strength of her experienced men, and Yale defeat Harvard through the exceptional individuals she has to mould into a team. Yale may be handicapped a bit through the change in her systems. As the season progresses the situation often changes through injuries or for other reaons, 'and a fortnight hence the Harvard position may or may not improve...
...real advance in foreign students at the Institute comes from South American countries and here there has been quite a bit of missionary educational work done by Tech, which has its special circular in Spanish and its representatives on the popular South American tours. Chile, which has its own excellent systems of education caring for the student from the kindergarten to the degree, sends eight young men, a number of them from the national naval academy, with three from Colombia and two from Equador. Fourteen is the tally from South America and twenty others come from the Central American countries...
Enough has been said on the subject of "Preparedness" during the last few months to make further comment superfluous, but unquestionably the most logical way for the Harvard undergraduate to "do his bit" is to enrol in "Military Science and Tactics...
...Casey '19, of Exeter, centre fielder; R. H. Bond '19, of Everett, right fielder; N. H. Kerr '19, of Exeter, shortstop, and R. E. Gross '19, of St. George's left fielder, were the best batters on the team, Bond leading Casey by a narrow margin. Although a bit slow in his fielding, Bond redeemed himself at the bat. He connected for a two-base and a three-base hit in the Morris Heights game. Captain Casey covers a wide territory in the centre garden, is a dependable fielder, and a consistent hitter. He will make a valuable recruit...
...Allinson's "Life" is a whimsical bit of verse; how much more crisply a similar idea has been treated, he can easily discover by reading Rupert Brooke's "Heaven." "When the Dead Awaken," by Mr. Willcox, is commonplace. Mr. Leffingwell attempts a feat of compression in a "A Song of Resurrection," and leaves his reader in a somewhat confused state of mind. Mr. Sanger collects his impressions of "Iron Ore Mines," and expresses his views about "America's Mission" in something that appears to be akin to free verse. Both his impressions and his views are worth while; but they...