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...University R. O. T. C. pistol team was defeated yesterday by the Norwich team, 1113 to 1074. The best possible score was 1250. The scores of the University men qualifying, out of a possible 250, were as follows: C. P. Swinnerton ocC., 232; Algerton Black '23, 217; A. F. Birch E.S., 215; R. A. Culler '22, 206; G. M. Ramsey ocC., 204. There were two scores of 5 shots each, slow fire, at 15 and 25 yards, and one rapid fire, at 25 yards...
...University team shot as follows: C. P. Swinnerton ocC., 186; R. A. Cutter '22, 178; Herman Black '24, 169; G. M. Ramsey ooC., 167; A. F. Birch 1E.S., 166; W. H. Forbes '23, 166; E. A. Barrell '23, 159; J. C. Burchard '22, 148; V. B. Goldthwaite '24, 148; G. W. Thomas...
...Macy '22, 83 W. H. Forbes '23, 82 J. E. Fish '23, 81 A. B. Von Adelung '21, 81 L. S. Apsey '24, 80 F. C. Packard 1G., 78 H. MacK. Ramsey Unc., 77 G. W. Thomas '24, 76 W. R. Baylies '24, 73 A. F. Birch E. S., 71 R. A. Cutter '22, 71 R. M. Morisson...
...frequent verbal admonitions of their tutors failed to keep them at their books, a stout stick was resorted to. One unfortunate youth, on being chastised by the Reverend Nathaniel Eaton, first President of Harvard, cried aloud for Heaven to sustain him while the Reverend Mr. Eaton plied an industrious birch. He was then given another thrashing for taking the name of God in vain...
...stretches of desert land near Manchuria, there are in the centre of the country enormous areas of fertile land already yielding excellent crops of wheat and rye. The world's food supply could be raised there. We traveled for days through almost unbroken forests of pine, fir, larch and birch, and through mountainous regions where minerals are said to be abundant. There are great streams and large cities, and ultimately there will be a thriving Siberian population...