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...more about the strange ways of these education mongers at Dravrah. The most remarkable unanimity exists among the Prophezzors. They all say, "Yes, we are educating men," and each one convinces me for the moment that his own work is the principal cog in the machine. But when I push my question further and ask just what this important process is which they call "education" no two of them agree...
...apparent triviality, the moral argument against it is extremely important, whereas hand-organs and old begging women are the ephemeral and trifling evils of every society. The wiser men pass these young beggars scornfully by, push them meaningly out of the way; or stop sometimes to tell them just what little gamins they are to beg in the street. But there are many who are thoughtless enough to encourage their efforts with an extra coin, for back they come in every growing numbers to plead for what they have no right to expect. Not only is this becoming an extreme...
...town observers to carry off titular honors, for the Washington team has a balance more perfect than that of the well-rounded Crimson team. First, George-town will present a two-mile relay team which has shattered the world's indoor and outdoor records. They will be pushed hard by the Boston College team. The Crimson two-mile team should place, if it does not push the leaders...
...Poughkeepsie, N. Y., hold the ceremony of the Daisy Chain. The rotogravure sections of metropolitan papers contain, during that week in June, immense flowery serpents of braided daisies. In hamlets, in far cities, in spacious houses on country roads, friends and relatives of Vassar sophomores seize upon the papers, push eager forefingers along the Daisy Chain, from face to face. If they thus discover the countenance of their friend or relative, they instantly set their heads at an angle, compare some other countenance selected haphazard from the file of flowery faces with that on which their finger rests...
...John Richardson '08, Chairman of the Rowing Committee was the last speaker of the afternoon. He declared himself heartily in accord with the statements Coach Stevens had made, and said that the graduates were getting behind rowing stronger every year. "We've all got to push and push hard", he said. "Graduates are not going to butt in to Harvard rowing. We're all intent on securing cooperation and we're all backing Captain Kelley to the limit." Coach Spuhr, of the 150-pound squad and Dr. Edward Harding '10, crew physician also spoke briefly