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...other five events which will be held are as follows: an altitude test, a take-off and landing to mark contest, a manoeuyring and acrobatic event, and an alert competition. This last event will be in the nature of an obstacle race. The contestants will prepare their machines for flight and dress in flying togs, the first man off the ground winning. R. Blynn Varnum, Unc., is entered in the acrobatics and manoeuvres; L. T. Lanman '20, in the landing to a mark; J. B. Garver, 1L., in the alert competition, and R. Tuckerman '20, in the altitude flight...
...place of a long cross-country race which was originally planned by the association. The fact the colleges were unable to secure planes, led them to apply to the government. After considerable consultation with the authorities at Washington, it was considered advisable to hold a contest which would test the proficiency of the fliers more effectively than the more spectacular cross-country race. The College Flying Day, which is much more interesting to spectators, combines the thrills of the long race with a policy of "Safety First...
There are six events on the schedule Friday afternoon, all of which are designed to test above all the proficiency of the fliers. The events and the men entered in them follow: 100-mile cross-country race, Kelton, Gregg; acrobatic and manoeuvring, Varnum; landing to a mark, Lanman; alert competition, Garver; altitude flight, Tuckerman; manoeuvres, Varnum. At a meeting of the Intercollegiate Flying Association Saturday prizes will be awarded the winners...
...general idea of a comprehensive examination to test the student's attainments in a field of study as a prerequisite to graduation, too much cannot be said. As a stimulus to thought and reading, and as a co-ordinating force, no better method than the preparation the divisional examinations require could probably be divised. Their whole idea is based on the presumption that men who come to college want an education and not merely a degree. Such examinations, demanding as they do a broad knowledge of a subject and not a temporary grasp of a few courses, are, indeed...
...nine received its first test a week ago Saturday when it defeated Colby, 10-6, by a last inning rally. In this game they played almost errorless ball although their batting was weak. Colby's defeat can in part be explained by the fact that they substituted an almost entire team in the last inning, when the score was 6-4 in their favor...