Word: bases
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the University of California: "When it comes to choosing officers for the reserves, we Americans cannot base our choice as Europe does, on social caste or the possession of goods. We must turn to the colleges. Natural leadership of some sort there must be, and that leadership the higher education will provide...
...about the first, but others are doing nobly, too. Let Harvard serve as a sample. At the outbreak of the war Harvard put down $10,000 to equip and staff the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris. Then, in June, 1915, Harvard took over one of your British base hospitals with thirty-two surgeons and seventy-five nurses. That hospital has been maintained by Harvard folk ever since; they go out and serve for three months at a time. Harvard also sent an expedition to fight typhus in Serbia. Harvard's casualty list in consequence has grown pretty long...
...Church, Jr., '20 and J. Stubbs '20 are the two defence men in whom the Freshmen base their confidence. Both were unable to play against Arlington but both have been showing up well in practice. E. Cabot '20 who was made a regular only at the beginning of the week, has made such progress that Coach D. Duncan '17 has appointed him acting captain for today's game...
...plate; Bush at first; Snell at second; Johnson at shortstop; Kinney at third, and Shepley in the outfield. Unless Legore can make good at third, which was a weak place in the team last year, Johnson will probably be moved there from shortstop, since he can play the third base position almost as well as his regular place. If Legore doesn't play at third he will of course take back his regular position at shortstop. Kinney played a fairly good game last year and won his position at third base after a keen competition, but he cannot play...
...games football is the one which does not call for the selection of an All-American, an All-Eastern, or an All-Any-oldkind of team. It is the one game where the individual counts the least. You have logic and figures upon which to base the selection of an All-American track team or an All-American baseball team, but there is no settled logic and there is no scheme of mathematics upon which you may base the selection of an All-American football team or an All-Any-section team...