Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...They Spell? If Progressive educators are idealists, they are at least shrewd enough not to give their opponents tangible ammunition. They do not leave their pupils' progress in reading, writing and reckoning entirely to projects and chance but come down on their youngsters with concentrated individual drill in those subjects when necessary. They have also given much attention of late to testing their pupils, giving an accounting of Progressive Education's results...
Yesterday the Varsity went through what was believed by everybody from Dick Harlow on down to be the best practice session in weeks. With everybody hale and hearty, there seemed to be a new second-half-of-the-season confidence. The forward passing drill was the highlight. Both Frank Foley and Austie Harding floated spirals consistently into the arms of Bob Green, Don Daughters, Torby Macdonald, and Joe Gardelia...
Lade in the afternoon, with darkness setting in, and all the glamor of the half-light and the white ball spurring them on, the top teams ran through a really jazzed-up signal drill. Joe gardella continued to alternate from wingback to bucking back. When he worked as wingback, big Ben Smith was the bucker. On the "B" eleven Ray Jones, elevated since Bob Burnett's ankle injury, took over the wingback post...
Once more a half hour's dummy defensive scrimmage against Princeton plays was held for the A team, with End Coach Wes Fesler presenting the passing attack. A stiff pass offense drill was then held by the A and B teams to finish the day. Both Harding and Foley were throwing well. On the receiving end, Sophomore Gene Lovett, B team left end, distinguished himself...
Macdonald, Harding, Burnett, and Foley did some kicking, and then a few minutes were spent on pass offense and defense. Cornell plays were again scanned and the hour ended with a short signal drill. The orders of the day were that no one extend himself, and the session served as it was intended--to take the kinks out of muscle and brain on the eve of the celebrated game...