Word: fielding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...governmental institutions were created at a time when the west was an unexplored field, when every man knew his neighbor and was fully able to manage his own affairs where he lived; or, if he felt cramped, to pick up all his worldly possessions. Now when the same man feels cramped there is nowhere for him to go, and he turns to the state to redress the grievances he could once settle himself. Under this added weight the governmental organization of our forefathers has been bent into new shapes. Although it has proved remarkably adaptable to conditions, it has been...
...send them out as leaders in the work of the nation. While I have no quarrel with professional football and while I do not condemn those who follow this line of work, I do think it is foreign to the purpose of our educational institutions to be a preparatory field for those seeking to follow this career...
...probable formation of a polo team at the University under the auspices of the Field Artillery. Unit was the announcement given out yesterday by Captain R. F. C. Goetz, head of the Military Department. The fact that similar teams are being formed at Yale, Princeton, and other Eastern colleges adds considerable interest to this report, and it is not at all unlikely that intercollegiate matches will be arranged...
...view of the fact that the largest eastern colleges now have units of the R.O.T.C., and particularly that Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Cornell have Field Artillery Units, the prospects for intercollegiate polo competition seems very promising. West Point has always had a cadet polo team, and they no doubt would welcome an opportunity to compete with other collages in all mounted sports. The matter of securing mounts and equipment has been officially taken up with the Adjutant-General of the Army, and on the receipt of necessary information steps will be taken towards organization a club and first and second...
...course on the Russian situation is of particular significance. No other modern country is shrouded in such a veil of mystery, and in no other field is a thorough, non-partisan investigation so much to be desired. There has been found at present no middle ground on the question. Naturally a course on Russia at Harvard College will not dispel all the extremists, but it has two important contributions to make. It will show that the University has not been led away from academic investigation by the current exaggerations regarding "reds," and will thus strengthen its reputation for scientific...