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Pole-vault.--Won by E. E. Myers, (D), 12 ft., 6 in.; second, W. I. Newstetter, (Penn), 12 ft., 3 in.; tie or third among R. W. Harwood, (H), S. G. Sanders, (Penn), J. Brickley, (R), and D. F. Parker...
...program for compulsory physical training for Freshmen which has just been announced by the Faculty and now awaits final action by the Board of Governors, cannot fail to meet the approval of those who are interested in securing a higher physical standard among college men. That there is an urgent need for a different system of such training, in which undergraduates must participate, has been conclusively shown by the records of military service examinations throughout the United States...
...This training", he said, "is planned to be essentially sport and fun, rather than routine and drill. There is no idea of having it supplant organized athletics among the Freshmen, but rather it shall supplement them, in that it will bring the majority of men out for teams, and thus supply material which otherwise might never be discovered...
Each student entering the bank under the terms of the fellowship will pursue a course of study including among others the following subjects: banking, foreign exchange, commercial geography, foreign trade, credit, forms and documents, and foreign languages. In addition to these classes which are held before and after the regular banking hours, special lectures and interviews are arranged by the bank's educational department. Examinations are held at stated intervals to determine the progress made...
...games are taking on the aspect of an Olympic meet, with every allied nation presenting a notable array of stars. The American Expeditionary Force organization numbers among its athletes such well-known track men as Lieut. Harry Worthington of Dartmouth, three times national and intercollegiate broad jump champion; Pat Ryan, holder of five world's records in the hammer-throw; F. C. Thompson, all-round athletic champion of the A. A. U.; and Lieut. P. R. Withington '12, former University track captain and two-mile champion...