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...forward for sinking the Washington off Cape Charles, Va., without any marks of perturbation on the part of the Navy Department. The plans called for planting bombs in the water around the ship and exploding them in imitation of airplane attack to see just how well modern armament could withstand such shocks. After several days of such tests, scientifically conducted, if the Washington were not yet sunk, the battleship Texas would be at hand to use her for target practice...
...Gehrke, Spalding and Cheek on Saturday more than on the judgement of the coaching staff. The Holy Cross-B. U. game last week showed that the Worcester eleven's greatest asset lies in its backfield. Many rough spots must be polished in the Crimson line if it is to withstand the plunging attack of Glennon, Healy, and Crowley, the flashing Purple backs
...Providence. The vigorous, accurate game she played in winning the Western title, a fortnight ago, would more than suffice to conquer Marion Hollins, even though the Metropolitan champion has played more keenly this year than since her 1921 championship. Alexa is sidetracked. Mrs. Vanderbeck, of Philadelphia, however steady, cannot withstand Edith in a fighting mood, as was demonstrated in the semifinals of last year's title play, when Edith battled her from dormie two to a win at the 20th. There are Mrs. Hurd and Mrs. Barlow of Philadelphia, Louise Fordyce of Ohio, and Miriam Burns of Kansas...
...same time most radically wrong. There are too many who listen to these voices and try the impossible contortion of keeping both ears to the ground and listening to notes to which their ears should be deaf. What is most needed in legislative halls and elsewhere is courage to withstand the sudden spasms which are created by groundless rumor or injudicious agitation. Candidates for office often fail to realize how much the people respect courage and common honesty...
...seldom been a difficulty of the colleges that their students think too much, and the capacity of the average undergraduate to withstand information is one of his most engaging, if also his most exasperating, characteristics. But it is not quite enough to score him off on that account as a "bonehead". It is partly at least the failure of a traditional form of education to impress him with its value. It seems almost a fault in the colleges that they are so organized as to impress upon the freshman that scholastic achievement doesn't get him anywhere...