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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Bagocius in his speech on "The Lawrence Strike and the Foreigner," given last evening explained how the foreigner comes to America from the ignorance and degrading poverty of his own country, with the undeveloped mind of a child and almost in the condition of a barbarian. Deep hatred for all other races, and utter contempt for government has been instilled into him, while America has been painted as a Utopia of absolute equality. Instead of that he finds his condition, though better than at home, far below that of those about him, and cannot understand it in a land...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CAUSE OF LAWRENCE TROUBLE | 10/29/1912 | See Source »

...addition to Foxcroft Dining Hall opens today, finally solving the problem of over-crowding there. Men on the waiting list, which has lately included about 30 names have been notified of the increased accommodations, and the list will be forthwith abolished. There is now room in the hall for almost 300 men, and it is hoped that more men will now join...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOXCROFT ADDITION TO OPEN | 10/28/1912 | See Source »

Yale restored almost entirely to straight football in the game with Washington and Jefferson. While several times within easy scoring distance from the field, no attempts at drop-kicking were made. Yale's inability to run up a larger score was due to a strong defence on the part of Washington and Jefferson, when the New haven team was within its 15-yard line. At other times, the end runs and line rushes of Flynn and Pimply were almost certain for long gains. Yale's score was the result of two touchdowns, while W. and J. secured three points from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON 22, DARTMOUTH 7 | 10/28/1912 | See Source »

...untried in a really hard contest; and has yet a reputation to make of strength. The men will be opposed to a line out-weighing them a few pounds to the man, and a backfield composed of the hardest kind of line plungers. It will probably fall to them almost entirely to stop the Brown offence, since they have shown little beside the straight ahead game so far this year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REAL TEST FOR VARSITY TEAM | 10/26/1912 | See Source »

...University team scored again early in the second half, when Needham sent the ball through the posts. The visitors then made two more goals, and later Barron scored for Harvard from a foul. Greystone broke the tie and made their fourth goal in almost the last minute of play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SOCCER TEAM LOST, 4-3 | 10/24/1912 | See Source »

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