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...Senior class, as president; of George Norton Phillips, of Middletown Springs, Vt., of the Junior class, as managing editor; of William Cheney Brown, Jr., of Hartford, Conn., of the Sophomore class, as secretary; of Daniel Sargent, of Wellesley; of the Junior class, as editorial chairman; and of Thomas Sergeant Perry Griffin, of Washington, D. C., of the Junior class, as assistant business manager...
There are, however, two points which make the change less extreme than it may appear. Sergeant has had nearly two whole seasons' experience as stroke in the University boat, and four members on the present crew have rowed behind him before. Again, Coach Way's judgment in making last year's change after the crew had reached New London was proved sound by the victory which followed. Although the present shake-up is more general, we can only hope that it will prove as effective and successful as that of last year...
...selections of the prize winners were as follows: W. G. Beach '11, "The Sword of Ferrara," McLennan; F. Stern '11, "Speech of Sergeant Buzfuz," Dickens; E. A. Bemis '11, "The Courtship of Miles Standish," Longfellow; G. L. Harding '10, "Roberts's Speech to the Strikers in Strife," Galsworthy; C. J. Cudahy '10, "Speech of Mark Anthony," Shakespeare...
...time permitted, we should love to recall many of the alumni of this great institution who laid down their lives for their country. The chivalrous Devon, Wadsworth, and the gallant Shaw, for although he never graduated he deserves to be ranked among the alumni of this University. When the sergeant, in calling the roll, comes to the name of Latour, his comrades in the ranks salute and answer--'Dead on the Field of Honor.' So should we rise when the roll is called and answer not for just one comrade, but for scores of thousands of comrades--'Dead...
...policeman is not really responsible for the inefficiency of the force. If an over-zealous officer arrests a man who is influential in his ward, he is certain to get into trouble; if he makes too many arrests, he becomes disliked by the other policemen and by the sergeant. On the other hand, if he neglects his duties, he gets the favor of the ward politician and promotion follows. Until the police department is taken out of politics, we cannot expect a truly efficient force...