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...University batters will probably face their hardest test this afternoon when they go up against Waters, the sensational Fordham twirler. Waters, a former Watertown boy, had won eight straight games before last Saturday, one of them the prediction-breaking defeat of the champion Georgetown nine. But last Saturday his winning streak broke and he bowed to Vermont, a team weak compared to some of his victims. The Green Mountain nine hammered Waters for 11 hits, while Kibbe, the Vermont twirler who struck out 10 University batters, fanned an equal number of Fordham men. Among Waters's victories...
...Hearst third party should put the power of the owner of the great syndicate to an acid test. The returns will tell the story of a democracy in which one man can lead millions through the great power of his wealth, or they will tell an altogether different story. They will reveal that people will buy red ink with enthusiasm, devour the Sunday scandal supplement with gusto, and chuckle gleefully over the comic section but, having nibbled the lurid bait they will shy from the hook...
...Senior class nine will have the first chance to test its ability against an outside team when it meets the Yale Juniors, the victors of their class series, at New Haven this afternoon. Although their series has been considerably curtailed, due to poor playing weather, the Seniors have developed considerable teamwork and have been bunching their hits well together. S. H. Johnson in the pitcher's box is the mainstay of the team, and is well supported in the infield by Captain A. T. Hill at shortstop and S. H. Ladd at first. In the outfield E. A. McCouch...
...system of divisional exams just put into effect there, together with the Tutorial system for those concentrating in History, Government and Economics. The lowering of the College Entrance Board's examination requirement will be brought up in connection with the movement toward fewer and more comprehensive examinations to test the ability and not the memory of college students, for which the Deans have been working...
...students in Harvard College must pass, before the end of their second year, a special oral examination to test their power of translating either French or German. Opportunity to take either or both of these examinations will be given in the afternoons, beginning Monday, May 17. All candidates who wish to take the oral examination must notify the Recorder, 4 University Hall, in writing, on or before Friday, May 14. Each candidate will then be notified when and where to present himself for the oral examination...