Word: account
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Following is an account of the game, taken from the 1910 "Gul," headed "Ancient History," and signed "First Base...
...will be given under the direction of the University. If a man wished to take such military courses, the required drill, gained either in the summer or in the regiment, would then be counted towards his degree. The danger of a man learning little in the drill period on account of laziness could be easily obviated by the University requiring an official report or diploma stating the man's progress before any credit was given...
...evils resulting from a lack of trained officers when war breaks out, but can refer to our own Civil War for the most glaring instance of that lack of proper preparation. When the Civil War broke out, it became necessary to train a large body of men; and on account of the absolute lack of officers, it was necessary to train the men and the officers at the same time,-hence the great delay in producing an army fit for offensive work, the time for decisive action being delayed for at least two years. It was not until after Gettysburg...
...graduate manager to the athletic association. In spite of a very heavy initial expense accompanying the return of football to Columbia last year, the gridiron game proved profitable, although the entire cost of erecting stands, fences, and of altering the playing field, were charged against the season's account. The other profitable sport is rifle shooting, adopted again this year after two years of suspension...
...hands of a Committee of Selection. Great care has been taken in the constitution of these committees, as it has been felt that on the wise and impartial exercise of their judgement depends more than upon anything else the full success of the scheme. These committees take into account different qualities of the candidates, such as, and in this they were directed by the founder, literary and scholastic attainments, love of outdoor sports, high moral character, and desire to serve in public affairs...