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...often the case that a member of a college class feels his responsibility in proportion to the spectacular quality of the task he has to do and not in proportion to its intrinsic importance. There is far less of the spectacular in casting a ballot at a class election than in acting as class marshal or president or orator. But the importance of the two performances are not in the same ratio. With this in mind and knowing that the success of the present preferential system of voting depends on every man in the class voting and voting thoroughly...
...scholarship because of official functions and to students who assert, with perfect sincerity, that other duties keep them from thorough work on theses and longer reports, there has been afforded a striking verification of the old but significant adage that he who will can find time for any task; the busiest man is usually the one who finds it possible to do the extra tasks. Amid the work of managing the business of collegiate life it should be as possible as it is desirable to accomplish some achievement which will in itself endure alongside of the less tangible results...
Cornell is also confronted with the task of training many new men to fill gaps caused by graduation and ineligibility. The excellent spirit shown by the candidates, however, is doing much to dispel the gloom at Ithaca. Furthermore, most of the available men are conversant with Coach Sharpe's methods and teachings, another factor which will count greatly in the upbuilding of an aggressive team. Cornell's first game will be played Wednesday with Ursinus...
Princeton squad has been practicing daily for the past two weeks and much new material has been uncovered and developed in that time. There are only there regulars of last season around which to build a team, so the coaches have hard task...
...While the line men of the team are fairly strong, the weakness of the backfield is a problem hard solve and it is apparent already that the task extraordinary for Coach Sharpe this year will be to find fast capable backs. The old combination, which at the end of last season proved effective, notably in the game against. Pennsylvania, has been broken up. Even if Taber and Fritz should play two, other halfbacks and above all a capable fullback must be found, to say nothing of a field general...