Word: freshmen
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...down to each succeeding freshman class. Too often in the past these meetings have been characterized by the wildest confusion, and the elections have in consequence been reduced to the level of drawings in a lottery. By the method of yesterday, however, something like order was assured, and the freshmen were thus allowed to use at least some degree of discretion in their proceedings. We congratulate the author of this idea for his thoughtfulness, and express the sincere hope that this plan may become a recognized feature in the conduct of future freshman meetings...
...trials of candidates for the Pierian Sodality took place Tuesday night and last night in Roberts Hall. Sixteen candidates, the majority of whom were freshmen, presented themselves. The new candidates and the instruments which they play are as follows...
...contest will be decided at the end of the first week after the men are sent to the training table. The scoring will be as follows: New men sent to the training table by the 'Varsity captain will receive points as follows: Seniors, 3; Juniors, 3; Sophomores, 4; Freshmen 5; other departments 4 Selections will be made by two judges on the playing of the rushers and two quarter-backs during the first week after the men go to training Special attention will be paid to breaking through, blocking, tackling, and assistance to the runner. The winners of first, second...
...management of the crew purposes to arrange a series of scratch races for the end of next week. There will be a race between crews representing the upper classes and another between five crews made up of freshmen. It is probable that the freshman crews will be drawn by lot. Each crew will then be put in charge of a member of the University crew who will coach his men one day and act as coxswain in the race on the following day. The usual course in front of the boat-house is long enough to allow a sharp...
Unusual efforts have been made by the faculty this year to devise some means whereby freshmen entering college may have the benefit of mature advice, and these efforts have resulted in the choice of certain professors as advisors of the freshman class both in the choice of college studies and in all matters of student interest. We cannot commend this innovation too highly since it guards against one of the most considerable-in fact almost the only important evil of the elective system-the possibility of immature choices...