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...Mills merely desires to continue residence at Washington and this Under-Secretaryship was the first opportunity which presented itself; perhaps he is grooming himself to be a future Secretary of the Treasury. But Mr. Mellon, in announcing Mr. Mills's appointment, attempted to forestall rumor by a firm denial of any intent to resign...
...called intramural sports. Played in the open air and requiring fast, clever action, without the incessant running of soccer and lacrosse, or the personal contact of football, the new game offers an ideal exercise for the fall. The unusual amount of interest displayed by undergraduates this year insures a firm backing for the sport in the future...
...following letter in recognition of the work of the Athletic Association in establishing the game on a firm foundation was received by W. J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics from a member of the Sophomore class. November...
...bitter innuendo, may well mark a useful milestone in the progress of football, the game which caused all the trouble. For at the bottom of the break lie two important principles, new in the athletic management of universities, which the Harvard authorities had courage enough to advance and stand firm on. The first is the shortening of the football schedule: the second, abolition of a series of practically fixed games, each one of which was turning year by year into more of a Roman holiday, and the concentration of interest on a single final game. Both principles were based solely...
...best thing one can say about Mussolini's schemes and fancies is that they are always entertaining. The latest concerns education. On this subject Mussolini has firm ideas. He advocates a sort of select school for young Fascisti, with the curriculum based on "science, politics and the art of government." One wonders whether Mussolini proposes to teach the future leaders of Italy to govern as he governs. If so the result will be at least amusing...