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Behind Russian Lines. One day in 1942 Captain (ex-R.O.T.C.) Hoegh was leading his company in bayonet drill when the division commander spotted him. whisked him to division headquarters at G-3 (operations) and sent him off-a captain among colonels-to Command and General Staff School. He graduated in the top 10% of his class, soon went to Europe as operations officer for the 104th Infantry ("Timberwolf") Division, wrote the operations orders that carried the 104th through to the Rhine and into Germany. He won his medals-Legion of Honor, Croix de guerre with palm, Bronze Star with...
...varsity went through its last heavy drill before Saturday's game with Columbia yesterday at Soldiers Field. Passing received the most emphasis in the drill, with both quarterbacks, Matt Botsford and John Simourian, doing most of the throwing...
...years a near-perfect negative impression of the figure they had enclosed. By a technique refined by Archaeologist Amedeo Maiuri. currently in charge of Pompeii excavations, the presence of the ash cavities is detected by cautiously tapping the ground with blunted pickaxes. When the excavators spot a hollow, they drill several holes through the stratum of ash, pour thinned plaster of Paris into the cavity. After allowing the plaster time to harden, workers can chip away the surrounding ash to uncover a cast of the eruption victim...
...squad is in good physical shape, and Getchell did not risk injuries in yesterday's light workout. The emphasis was on fundamentals, especially kicking and passing. The line started practice on a faltering note, but ended the drill with a little more confidence and much more accurate passing. The fullbacks were strong throughout the session, and the goalies also were sharp...
Varsity football center Marv Lebowitz, who received a head injury in last Saturday's game against Tufts, was back in uniform yesterday and worked out during the full Crimson drill. In the team's regular Monday afternoon practice session, the varsity scrimmaged the freshman squad...