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...entire squad's defensive play has improved, in the coaches' opinion, but Saturday's offense came in for criticism and took up the whole of yesterday's drill. Meanwhile, the Jayvees started to practice Princeton single wing plays for scrimmage in the next two days...
...government pay the doctor's bill. A check in Birmingham showed that 97% of the people tested actually needed glasses, and manufacturers of frames are two months behind in their orders. Two thirds of Britain's dentists have signed up under the act; many are swamped with drill-and-forceps work on the notoriously bad British teeth...
...Passing Drill...
This was the only change in the long workout, which began with a passing drill, Jim Konary and Jim Noonan throwing. Most of the afternoon was devoted to scrimmage, however, with the long suffering Freshmen bearing the brunt of Varsity offensive plays until total darkness forced play under the lights...
...argument whether or not U.M.T. is more desirable than the Draft could be carried on endlessly. The type of U.M.T. which Mr. Conant envisions, however, does not seem the best answer. Evening drill for ten years would put serious restrictions on the trainee's mobility; his work, his vacations, whether or not he travels would all depend on his local unit. The value of weekly training from a military stand-point might well be compared to Boy Scouting; it would be enormously expensive and highly complicated to set up; and, as a ten-year indoctrination program, it is wide open...