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...football story the work in distinctly good. The telling of developing a team, of the coaching difficulties, and the descriptions of the games are rather impressive. For the rest, however, not so much can be said. As a novel it is third rate and as a book for boys of, say, twelve years old, it could not be said to be anything but second date. The best of Southern characteristics, honor and courage, are predominant throughout and all the boys are "worthy young fellows". The leader, MacMurray, is the worthiest. In fact his only lack is a sense of humor...
Since 1883, Mr. Leavitt has been all but a college boy himself, joking, sympathizing and advising us, who are here today. He knew "the ropes" and he helped us to learn them too. When we were wrong he told us; when we were right he never failed to commend us, Despondent and discouraged have I entered his store; cheerful and wiser have I left. He knew us all; I think he loved us all. For years has he "rooted" for our teams only too willing to back them. Just the other day he said...
Alfred H. King's letter in today's CRIMSON, captioned "Wary of Disarmaments", is an exposition of the very spirit which may produce a second Versailles at the November conference. It reminds one of the boy who wants to have his cake and eat it at the same time. Mr. King wants a solution of the world's problems and yet is disinclined to reduce in any degree one of the factors which keeps those problems in an explosive state. If a community of quarrelsome individuals could not agree to throw away their guns altogether but could agree at least...
...time to prosecuting a poor youth gone wrong, although his associates, as his wife had long done, pleaded for clemency. The combination of prosecuting the unlucky youth and defending his wife prove too much for Mr. Lake. Upon hearing his intention of relinquishing the case against the boy no less a personage than the governor of the state rewards him handsomely enough by pardoning his wife; a remarkably happy ending to be sure...
Phillips Brooks House is cooperating with the Boston Council of the Boy Scouts of America in an effort to secure scout masters and assistant scout masters. A campaign is being conducted this week to enlist the services of men in the University...