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...special occasions, the Colleges make a big bid for gentility. A week ago, Calhoun replaced its tin trays with crockery, dressed its cafeteria staff in elegant black uniforms, and spectacularly dished out unspectacular food while a string trio played dinner music. A lady dispensing coffee obsessed with her duty to maintain a polished atmosphere, apologized for serving coffee cups on plates rather than saucers to students who usually balanced their coffee on trays. Dress for meals at Yale is not so consistently formal as it is in the Houses. Ties and coats are required for the main meal...
...football was impossible the statistics prove: Yale punted for 1,095 yards and Harvard for 1,042. Two Harvard fumbles were recovered by Yale, and two kicks were blocked, enabling the Elis to score a touchdown and two field goals. The final score was 13 to 0, and the string was broken...
Some of them are not really varsity players at all. Witness the fact that last Friday, when the jayvees were playing the Brown jayvees, six or seven third string varsity men--mostly linesmen--were sent over to strengthen the Crimson lineup and to gain game experience. The Brown jayvees...
...seniors on hand who, as juniors the year before, went through a losing season and are anxious to prove they aren't so bad as they have appeared to be. That was not the came this year. There are 12 seniors on the squad, nine of them first string on either offense or defense...
Physically, the team will come up to the game in good physical condition. Except for Bob Stargel, first string offensive tackle, everyone is expected to be ready and Stargel may see limited action himself. Hank Toepke will fill in for him on offense...