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...dressing-rooms. The crews will abandon the harbor entirely. Should the Housatonic prove to be an ideal course, arrangements will be made to transfer by barges the George Adee boathouse, which cost $100,000 to erect. The need of funds to move the boathouse seems to be the only drawback to the proposition...
Politics in this country is a rather precarious profession. As such, perhaps, it is not to be recommended, unless a man has plenty of time, and independent means. The greatest drawback is the man who is in politics for his pocket and not for public service: in other words the lobbyist. There are many men in politics who repeatedly bring up bills simply in order to be bought off; once getting legislative protection in business, a corporation often goes farther and wants legislature to help their business...
...keep the advantages of the open office, and yet to cut down its drawback of noise is the problem which business men and scientists have been trying to solve for several years. Consequently the results of Dean Sabine's repeated experiments have been noted by many large industries and banks over the country. In one typical instance, the general offices of a Chicago packer employing four hundred were turned from bedlam into workrooms of more than usual quiet...
...freshmen have yet reported for practice owing to the congested condition of the Cage. It is hoped that a large Freshman squad will start work today. That the lack of previous experience in the game is no drawback to a candidate for the Freshman team is shown by the fact that Freshman teams have been composed almost entirely of inexperienced men. Some University player will probably take charge of the 1917 material. The Freshman schedule, which will include games with Boston Lacrosse Club, Andover and several New York Schools, will begin immediately after the spring recess...
...past years countless dormitory eights have splashed on the river and enjoyed life in pursuit of the Filley Cup. But there was a drawback. The man who had rowed before was subjected to the nuisances of the novice who continually fell out of stroke. His chances for improvement were few. The novice on the other hand felt peculiarly out-of-place behind the experienced man. This year the graded crew system is to be adopted. Men will be boated according to their strength, ability, and previous experience. The delights and advantages of afternoons on the river in an eight will...