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...After the Yale-Brown game, I heard a Yale man, by comparing the scores which Brown made against Yale and Harvard, deduce that Harvard would win from Yale by the score of 33 to 0. Now that man had lost all his sand, just as we are likely to lose ours and become over-confident. I have no fear for Yale, but I have the greatest respect for them, for I have seen them under similar circumstances to these of the present, come back like a thousand of brick and snatch victory from a Yale defeat...
...leave the ground. The aeroplane was taken from its tent shortly before 8 o'clock Tuesday evening to try the running gear in preparation for the advertised trial flights on the following morning, and at the end of a run it coasted, before it could be stopped, into a sand heap at the side of the field. A slightly bent fork, connecting a front wheel and skid, and a couple of broken guy wires, are the extent of the damage done. The "wrecked" machine may be inspected at any time in its tent on Soldiers Field. The run was open...
...program will be the same as given in the previous concerts, and is as follows: 1. Sand Man, Protheroe Glee Club. 2. Flight of the Birds, Rice Mandolin Club. 3. Popular Medley, Arr. by Rice Banjo Club. 4. The Night is Still, Clark Glee Club. 5. Comic Opera Selections, Arr. by Rice Mandolin Club. Intermission. 6. Kerry Mills Barn Dance, Mills, arr. by Rice Banjo Club. 7. A Summer Lullaby, Gibson Glee Club. 8. The Glow Worm, Lincke Mandolin Club. 9. Yankee Dandee, Weidt Banjo Club...
...Paris, large parties go up for the day. Once in the air, the balloonists drift over valleys and mountains and even rise above the clouds for short periods of time. The sensation of landing, if the airship is skillfully managed, is scarcely perceptible. As the balloon touches the ground, sand-bags are thrown out to lessen the shock. Frequently the balloon is carried along by a sudden wind, dragging basket and occupants over fences and through trees. To prevent such accidents; the ripping cord is used, which tears open the bag and lets the air escape. Often a careless...
...that each individual is given a better chance, and the "esprit de corps" of the University greatly increased. Apparently, our elders have little faith in this kind of organization. They would have each man go his way, as separate from the rest as each grain in a pile of sand...