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...before the Senate Committee on Military Affairs for consideration, and it is understood that they look favorably upon it. If it is approved by them, it will go to the House of Representatives and then to the President for ratification. If it is passed it will open a wide field for the development of effective training in the larger colleges of the country, and offer great possibilities for men to remain in college and receive at the same time the benefit of instruction in a perfected...
...speakers of nation-wide reputation have been secured for the occasion. They are James M. Beck of New York City and John R. Rathom of Providence, R. I. The former is probably chiefly known by his book "The Case Against Germany," which is a lawyer's digest of the propaganda that the Imperial government has carried on in the United States, as evidence 1 by the revelation of German diplomatic communications. Mr. Beck is one of the most prominent leaders of the American Bar and probably has argued more cases before the United States Supreme Court than any other contemporary...
...company with the nation-wide "drive" for the sale of the "Smileage Books," a campaign to aid in this sale has been organized in the University. This week and part of next have been designated by the Military Entertainment Council for the special sale of these books and the students of the University have been asked by the Council to back the "drive" as they have backed the Liberty Loan and Red Cross campaigns. Posters are being distributed by a committee apointed for this work and the "Smileage Books" will be placed on sale at the CRIMSON Building on Plympton...
...athletes who were expected to star in the meet ran true to form. J. W. Ray of the Illinois Athletic Club won the Hunter Mile by a wide margin, in four minutes 24 3-5 seconds, and G. T. Nightingale of New Hampshire State College was the winner of the three mile run by 50 yards over Goodwin of Bowdoin
...afternoon. The 390-yard relay, which was run on the board track at Soldiers Field, was won by the work of D. F. O'Connell '21, who started with a handicap of two yards and passed his opponent at the first corner by taking advantage of the latter's wide turn. Once in the lead, O'Connell was not headed again, and finished four yards ahead of Barry of Boston College...