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...mass meeting last evening proved that the familiar tunes are in no danger of being replaced. It is now scarcely ten days before the Yale game, and there is hardly time to learn songs which have little swing, and which have words unsuited to the music. The real test of a football song lies in the attitude of the men who sing it, and when everyone starts whistling a well-known tune as soon as a new song has been tried, the latter may well be considered condemned. We have a variety of songs which have proved successful in past...
...stand alone as an advocate of the change. As a result we have had no actual demonstration of the value of the system, and can only judge it by its success in other triangular leagues. From Harvard's point of view this year is an excellent time to test the plan, for the regular schedule makes both debates come in the spring. Adherence to the old schedule would necessitate beginning a second competition shortly after the first debate is over. Yale would share in the advantage of an earlier date, for May is not a month to bring out many...
...Sargent does not believe in the illiteracy test for immigrants because it excludes some of the very best of them and admits anarchists and men who teach doctrines which cause distress to the country. He advocates a system of most rigid examinations and restrictions to prevent criminals, anarchists, agitators and people affected with disease iron entering the country. The inspection and examination, however, should be made, not in this country, but at the ports of embarkation...
...Stadium tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. There are 214 entries, 14 more than last year, and 27 more than the year before. Contestants should be dressed to run at least 15 minutes before the time scheduled for their events. Men who have not passed the strength test will not be allowed to compete. An admission fee of 25 cents will be charged to spectators, the season football tickets not admitting to the games...
...does not put enough snap into his play. Lameness has handicaped him considerably. Bird, Forster, M. C. Perice, and Houston, the new men out for end, are all about on a par, and the coaches are playing these men alternately in order, to give them all a good test. Browne is another end who should develop with good coaching and experience...