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...present time it has been the custom for a special committee to do the nominating, but this year it has been decided to nominate officers by petition, each to be signed by at least...
Without revolutionizing the system it seems reasonable that this extra pressure should be reduced as much as possible. Several instructors already have exempted Seniors from tests in the coming two weeks and others have extended the time limit for Seniors on term reports. If this were made a general custom the back of the pre-Divisional grind would be broken. The main objection, apparently, that has prevented such action is the fear that a precedent would be established giving the students an opening for further letting down of the bars. There seems to be no real grounds for such...
...necessary vessels. But even with these reductions we would have to abolish our Adriatic and Central American squadrons and this is unthinkable. With 65,000 men we could have only about 20 percent of the men for shore stations, aviation instruction, radio school, etc. Heretofore it has been our custom to have 50 percent of the enlisted personnel on shore, while in England they have 60 percent. With a navy of 96,000 men proposed by Mr. Harding, we would have 30 percent on shore...
...crew is considerably lighter than the 1924 eight and somewhat below the usual weight of yearling combinations, averaging only 166 pounds to the man. The Freshmen will follow the custom established last year of choosing one man as captain each week until the final choice is made. Bohlen has been elected for the present week...
...Senior Class have ordered their caps and gowns. Considering the fact that unless caps and gowns are ordered before next Saturday, they will not be delivered until some time in May, and that the success of the plan of wearing caps and gowns depends on having the custom begun on May 1 by all members of the class, this is not a promising showing. But there is time enough between now and Saturday for those members of the class of 1906 who have not yet done so to order their caps and gowns and so to prevent the class...