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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...taken as a criterion for comparing her future strength with that of the other big teams. Although the individual brilliancy of her light speedy back-field managed to successfully over-whelm the southern team, the Princeton line was never subjected to a severe defensive strain, and consequently the problem as to whether the men in the line will be able to withstand the attack of one of the heavier teams or will be able to give the fast men back of the line an opportunity to get into action still remains unsolved...
...astonishingly large development of the Boy Scout Movement within the past three years has made the problem of securing adequate leadership a very engaging one. There is an evident and strong desire on the part of the boys for activities which the Boy Scout Movement furnishes but, unless men of large capacity, who understand and appreciate what scouting means, can see their way clear to give some serious time and attention to it, its development will not be as large as the field merits. A large number of men of character, enthusiasm and ability are needed in Greater Boston...
Should the hammer-throw be changed? This question is one that has been much discussed of late among those who are especially interested in track athletics, and the CRIMSON, in the belief that a thorough discussion of the problem would be of interest and profit, has invited correspondence on the subject from the track coaches of several large colleges and universities. Some of this correspondence we are printing in another column. The comments received in reply to our questions on the matter represent the careful thought of men who are very closely connected with track athletics in this country...
...Publications has rendered a very pregnant suggestion for raising the level of scholarship among undergraduates. In brief, the committee's plan is to secure an increased interest in scholarship in the Freshman class, and in that way to elevate progressively the scholarship standards of the upper classes. That the problem lies with the Freshman class is shown by an examination of figures showing the percentages in the various classes of men winning academic distinction. Only ten per cent, of last year's Freshman class won positions in the first or second group. Of the Sophomores, eleven per cent, were honor...
Just now we are facing a critical problem in the baseball situation, a problem particularly emphasized by the last three defeats. The situation is by no means hopeless, as many undergraduates evidently believe, but it is one that requires the attention of every man interested in the development of a team that will win from Yale when the series is played in June. That the team has a great deal of latent ability has been made evident by the playing in earlier games, but that this ability is not being utilized was clearly shown by the contest on Saturday. Just...