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Entries from Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and Chicago have been received for the intercollegiate championship relay races to be held on Franklin Field on April 28. Three of the men who will run, Kraeuzlein of Pennsylvania, Jarvis of Princeton, and Mahoney of Chicago, have records of under 50 seconds for the quarter-mile, and Sony of Columbia, who is also entered, is at present intercollegiate champion for the distance...
...sudden pronounced change from straight-away to turn exerts a detrimental effect upon the gait and speed of the runner. In the new track this difficulty has been removed by the introduction of a gradual transition curve in the approach at either end. This transition curve is in three tangent area, each twenty feet in length. The radius of the first is three hundred and eighty two feet, thus making the departure from the straight-away very gradual. In the second, the radius is shortened to one hundred and ninety-one feet, making the curve a trifle greater...
...Three Year Plan" by Professor Hall is a remarkably sane and clear presentation of the tendency towards a shortening of the College course. The point that the increased weekly number of lectures necessary to the three-year plan will diminish the hours spent in actual work is well taken. It is a real objection to the shorter course...
...Freshmen showed improvement over yesterday's game, in their fielding, but their batting was deplorably weak. Clarkson pitched an excellent game, striking out 17 men, and giving Dean only two base hits. He also led the team in batting, making three base-hits out of four times at bat. The infield showed a good amount of snap and life playing their positions without an error. Bartlett at catch, made two costly errors and his throws to second were all very wild. Lancy, who was tried at first-base, in place of Foster, fielded his position satisfactorily but was weak...
...public speaking, which can accommodate the class societies and relieve the present overcrowding. The old system for choosing the Yale team for the Princeton debate has been practically abandoned. By the new plans the six men chosen at the trials will be divided into two opposing teams of three each. From these the final team will be chosen...