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...main conflict at present is under the head of a Greek war indemnity. The Greeks aver that they will under no circumstances pay an indemnity to Turkey. Turkey, with great firmness, declares that she will not give up her claims to such indemnity. Reports from Lausanne indicate that Greece will have to give way before the Turkish demands. It is more probable, however, that the question will be solved by some form of compromise...
...here is another angle to the question, as several editorials have hastened to aver. Compulsion, in and of itself, may be desirable. It cannot be true that the entire adult population of the globe which, in so far as it was educated at all, was educated by compulsion, suffered needlessly. A long line of Little-Red-Schoolhouse-taught Senators and Generals and Presidents answers, No. Discipline is necessary to the human soul, and compulsion is necessary to discipline. It follows that Latin and Greek should be required for the B. A. degree...
...main part of the Yale team's work this afternoon. Following this there was a 10-minute scrimmage with the freshmen, in which Dun and Camp each made a touchdown for the University team, and a half-hour's signal drill. The team lined up as follows; l.e., Aver; l.t., Scull; l.g., Francis; c.,Ketcham; r.g., McDevitt; r.t., Paul; r.e., Bomeisler; q.b., Howe; l.h.b., Camp; r.h.b., Spalding; f.b., Dunn...
...Metropolitan Chess League two games remain to be played, both by Harvard. They are with Dorchester and Union, and victories in both will make a tie between Harvard and the B. A. A. for second place. The standing of the league is as follows: Won. Lost. Aver. Press Club, 14 0 1.000 Dorchester, 7 1/2 5 1/2 .577 B. A. A., 8 6 .571 Union, 7 6 .538 Harvard, 6 6 .500 Lynn, 6 8 .428 Somerville, 5 9 .357 Boston...
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