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...could furnish the best platform suggestions for the coming campaign. Naturally the opposition press, under the leadership of the New York World, ridiculed a party so bereft of principles that it had to call on the college boys of the country to supply the deficiency, and the ridicule undoubtedly offset any benefits which might have been derived from the contest...
...public schools' seventeen per cent, lead in scholarship is offset by the larger representation of private school graduates in undergraduate affairs. The boy from the endowed school shows at least that he is a good citizen of the college, and that he is concerned in maintaining its standing on a high scale as regards its publications, athletics, administration, music, and dramatics. Without honor men the college could not acquire a scholastic standing; on the other hand, without its extra-curriculum activities Harvard would not be able to function on the same basis as other American colleges...
...outstanding feature of the results of these studies in bodily mechanics is that the examination both in 1916 and 1919 show that 80 per cent of our Freshmen do not use the bodies well. To be sure, their poor bodily mechanics is offset by their youth and otherwise good physical condition. The result of this test certainly suggests that our preparatory schools might do much toward preventing poor habits of bodily use and also that it is desirable for the college to attempt correction...
...Churchill and G. Owen have returned to the line-up, but their return is more than offset by the squad's recent losses. P. B. Kunhardt and L. De Jonge, both of whom received thigh injuries last Saturday, are out of the game for an indefinite period. V. Chapin and R. Martin, who were hurt earlier in the season, are also still on the sidelines...
...also voted that hereafter oars will be given as trophies only to the winning University crews. This ruling will offset the last year's crew, which otherwise would have received oars. Training tables were authorized for a limited number of men from the second football team and the cross-country team...