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...matter of fact, however, in a recent presidential election if one voter in 2,000 in a certain district had voted otherwise than he did, the election would have gone to the other candidate. In addition to its being the duty of every man to vote, the rapid growth of the primary has made it essential also that a man be a partisan; for it is at the primary even more than at the election that the character of the candidates is now established...
...Palmer Memorial Stadium, Princeton's new football structure, is nearly completed, and will surely be ready for the formal opening on the day of the Princeton-Yale game on November 14. Good weather has made the concrete work rapid and only a few weeks are needed to finish the pouring. The grass on the playing field has been put in good condition for the final work of the team. The new stadium will seat 41,000 people. It is 672 feet long with a width of 520 and a height of 66 feet. A new field house is also being...
...fall announcement of the University Press shows very clearly the efficient management and rapid growth of the Press since its foundation in 1913. The plant in the basement of University Hall has been considerably enlarged and will make possible a greater output of books during the winter. In addition to publishing numerous books, the Press has inaugurated a new policy in taking over from other publishers, several editions of "works of a high scholarly character" for which it will now become sole agent...
...development of the Yale baseball team has this year been rather remarkable. Earlier, the nine was barely able to keep its number of victories larger than its defeats, and some of the teams which gave it hard tussels were distinctly second class. Recently, however, Yale has been progressing with rapid strides as is evidenced by successive victories over Amherst, Vermont, and Tufts. These last three nines have proved stumbling blocks for teams reputed to be far stronger than Yale; and against them Yale has shown excellent team play, great batting ability, and has played almost errorless ball...
Although chemistry as a profession has long held a position of high standing, its importance has in recent years been very materially increased through the rapid development of industrial chemistry, and through the growing realization that the services of a chemist can be put to good use in a large proportion of industrial processes whether primarily chemical or not. While manufacturing chemistry in America is still behind that of Germany in most respects, yet the present rate of growth of purely chemical industries in America promises well for the future. In particular the cheap production of electrical energy at Niagara...