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...week without suffering social ostracism, can hold their heads high in a Ford, and bathe regularly in the buoyant waters of classroom erudition. Moreover, their sportsmanship cannot be questioned. During the past football season, I say them give sincere applause to the vain efforts of Centre's gridiron warriors, and remain uncovered during the singing of "My Old Kentucky Home...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMENT | 4/27/1921 | See Source »

Fair One Land of Old Black Joc. Donaldson Banjo Club, Old Medley, Fields Double Quartet. Specialty, Howard Elliott Jr '22. Hugh Perrin '21. Some Day Dearie, Fry Medley, Arranged by Rice Banjo Club. Instrumental Specialty, Including Jazz Band. Negro Songs, Quartet. Mason Dixon Blues, Football Songs: Harvardiana. The Gridiron King. Soldiers Field. Banjo Club...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "HARVARD NIGHT" FOR INSTRUMENTAL CLUBS | 4/9/1921 | See Source »

Although Harvard's football system calls for only a three-week's practice in the spring, Yale has already been at work since the first week in February, while Princeton started its pre-season gridiron practice three weeks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THIRTY NINE MEN REPORT FOR SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE | 3/29/1921 | See Source »

...deciding to have such a short period of work, Coach Fisher is running contrary to the systems in vogue at Yale and Princeton. Practice at New Haven has been under way for seven weeks and will continue until Commencement, while the Orange and Black squad has been on the gridiron for three weeks and will not call off the work until June...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOTBALL PRACTICE TO GET UNDER WAY MONDAY | 3/26/1921 | See Source »

...reputation of a college today depends first of all on its scholastic standard; to a lesser degree on its athletic prowess. A college is mistaken if it assumes that the glamor of gridiron victories will offset a mediocre scholastic standard. Intercollegiate athletics, however, are of such importance that, if it is an error to carry them to excess. It is also a fault to burden them unnecessarily with overfine restrictions. The rule, which makes ineligible for one year students transferring from some other institution, is just and fair, for it prevents men, who may not be able to pass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BLUE LAWS IN ATHLETICS | 3/9/1921 | See Source »

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