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...many evils contributing to our present array of social problems, none is more dangerous than illiteracy, which not only is wide-spread in the United States, but is rapidly increasing. Many of our labor troubles can be directly traced to the appalling prevalence of this evil; it is largely responsible for the existence of our defective and criminal classes; it multiplies agitators and radicals; it is the cause of thousands of industrial accidents...
Little is known about the comparative strength of either of these teams. The University of Pennsylvania relay team, with Earl Eby, national champion half-miler and Olympic star, running anchor, was able to defeat the Dartmouth relay team, captained by Earl Thompson, by a wide margain at the B. A. A. games last Saturday...
...activity necessary for the production of the modern building and its surroundings. Primarily, the architect must make his buildings useful and beautiful; usually, also, it must be economical, it must be safe, and in many cases, it must be a money-making project. The profession therefore offers a wide field for men who are artists, practical planners, construction experts of different kinds, and for men of executive ability in directing construction or of good judgement in real estate and general financial affairs. An architect may study with profit everything from Greek temples to real estate promotion or modern plumbing...
...games Saturday evening. Harwood was tied for first with T. P. Gardner of Yale in the pole-vault at the height of 12 feet, while Whitney, after winning his heat in the 50-yard high hurdles, got third place in the finals. All three relay teams lost by wide margins. E. O. Gourdin '21, running in the 50-yard dash, placed second in his heat, but failed to qualify in the semi-finals...
...write authoritatively upon topics of interest to their fellow undergraduates, such as the technique of football, or the teaching of literature at college. All I can say is that if there are no undergraduates sufficiently well informed to treat such topics capably, the student body must be less wide awake than I had supposed...