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That this reactionary flood should have swept away the old sportsmanship is to be deplored, but because it is an extreme swing of the pendulum, we sincerely, trust that it will not be long before the formerly cherished standards return. Certainly at Princeton, the professionalized attitude toward teams seems distinctly out of place and unwarranted, despite the trend of the times. It is not too much to suppose that Princeton spectators are still innately gentlemen and, as gentlemen, sportsmen in the finest meaning of the word. --Dally Princetonian...
...than poetical. The wings of the biplane, adjustable in flight, did just that. Lower and upper wings are rigidly connected with struts, remain in the same relation to each other. But by a hand-crank in the pilot's cockpit, the lower wing can be moved fore & aft, pendulum-like, through an arc of 14 degrees, tilting the upper wing to the same degree. About to land, the pilot sets his wings at the maxi mum angle, throttles the motor, and lets the plane settle. Because the centre of gravity is well aft, the plane will not nose over...
...such an end. But those at Harvard who are heard to mumble something about "unfair competition" have no call to be jarred from their habitual indifference. Temporary fads like that are common enough at Yale. They even abolished mid-year examinations a little while ago, and as the pendulum swings in the opposite direction, in the near future somebody will undoubtedly start a "back-to-the-books" movement...
...would seem that the pendulum has completed its arch and is on the back swing. The day is gone when a man's worth is judged by the amount of extracurricular work with which he has tampered. The proper ratio between these two elements of undergraduate life pertains solely to the individual, and in seeking it it would do no harm to bear in mind the remark of Woodrow Wilson to the effect that the side shows should not be allowed to overshadow the big tent...
Russell believes that the mind swings back and forth from the aesthetic to the unaesthetic like a pendulum, and that once a student turns away from the aesthetic, college regulations prevent his ever returning to a study of art. He cited the story of a man who disapproved of his son's artistic leanings so sent him to Harvard Law School to prevent his ever returning to the brush and easel. The system was effective, Russell adds, as the youth could never recover his touch after his three years of "mental slavery" under Harvard law professors...