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...were holding meetings of their aviators with a view to making entries in the contests. "Possibly the most celebrated heroes of the war were the airmen of all nations," said Mr. Hawley. "America is particularly proud of the record of the Lafayette Flying Corps, which contained many college men. Among the Aces of the American Army besides the famous Captain Eddie Rickenbacker are Lieutenant Douglas Campbell, Lieutenant Chestier Wright, and Lieutenant Thomas Hitchcock, of Harvard, and many others who have helped to make the name of Harvard long rememberer in the history of American aviation. There are still other great...
...present, although the athletic teams and all undergraduate publications have representatives on the Council, there are no members from among the foreign students. The new plan, however, will be put in effect very shortly...
...Among the candidates for the Yale tennis team are several star players. The list includes Garland, eight on the national ranking list, former Metropolitan Junior Champion and captain of this year's team; Simmons, state champion of Montana; and Banks...
...doubt this foreign criticism is exaggerated; the foreigner fails to see any differences because he does not understand us; he see us as a people, not as individuals. Yet, when we examine his statements we find much truth in them. And paramount among the explanations which we can offer for the dearth of individualism in the United States stands our educational system, with its emphasis on the average student. Our colleges seem altogether to encourage a dead-leveling process, which stifles great individual attainment...
Uniforms for the Cornell R.O.T.C. have arrived at Ithaca. Among the armament received are Browning machine guns, automatic rifles, and automatic pistols. Recently more than 1.500 Enfield rifles were placed in the gun racks of the New Armory...