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...last Massachusetts is to have a censorship of the movies. A strenuous effort on the part of our public moralists has resulted in the adoption of this method for preventing to corruption of our youth. The public, or that part of it which is articulate, is heartily sick of seeing demoralizing photoplays--every one else seems to enjoy them. For if we are to believe the producers, they have been "giving the public what it wants" as a favor, and quite against their personal inclinations...
...direct the California, where it has arranged for meets with the San Diego Rowing Club, the Los Angeles A. C., the Olympic Club, and the Neptune Beach Club of San Francisco. On July 20 the Eli natators will sail from that city and will enter the first of its strenuous meets soon after arriving at Honolulu...
...annual Cornell Spring Alumni Day, to Dartmouth for an opportunity to play hockey against the Hanover college at its Winter Sport Carnival, and to Brown and Pennsylvania for dates of honor on the athletic schedules of these institutions. It has occurred to the Yale officials, however, that more strenuous efforts might be made to add to the enjoyment of the stay here of visiting teams and undergraduate delegations, and the plan is now being worked out. The Yale Daily News said editorially in speaking of the matter that sixty athletic teams would visit Yale this spring and that every...
...University baseball team will face Bates at Soldiers Field on Saturday, after a week of strenuous practice. The nine is rapidly rounding into shape, and several new men have shown ability. D. F. Thayer '23 of last year's Freshman team is now playing left field regularly, and C. C. Buell '23 is filling Lincoln's shoes at third, while the latter is out temporarily because of a sprained ankle. F. W. Crocker '22, at center field in place of Hallock, who is still unable to play because of a split finger, has proved to be a dependable batter--having...
...Gompers is to speak. He will take as his topic. "The Case for the Closed Shop", presenting labor's point of view on this question of national interest Mr. Gompers has taken a very positive stand in regard to the subject of the open and closed shop, offering strenuous opposition to the proponents of the open shop system, who have been so active of late...