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Section 5.-Every elector shall vote for three candidates for Marshals, indicating his preference for First Marshal. Of the three elected, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for First Marshal shall be declared First Marshal; of the other two, the one whose total vote is higher shall be seen ond Marshal, and the other one Third Marshal...
...service of higher eduction must be honorable when it can tempt a man to exchange an American ambassadorship for a university trusteeship. Mr. Robert Bacon has resigned the embassy at Paris to become a fellow of Harvard University. At Harvard the president and five fellows, with the treasurer, make up the corporation, the chief governing body of the University. The fellows must live within easy reach of Cambrdige Universities know they can count on the loyalty and service of their strongest sons. It is rare for that loyalty to be shown in such a dramatic way as in this instance...
...first place the allowing of four downs in which to make the required ten yards should greatly increase the effectiveness of the offense; scoring will be more frequent and punting will be practically eliminated. Both are decided improvements, for by higher scoring relative strengths are more easily determined, and punting often became monotonous in the former game. Yet by causing a touchdown to count six points, two drop-kicks will not equal one touchdown and goal from touchdown. Hence, drop-kicking has also been practically eliminated; not an altogether desirable feature from the spectators' point of view. In connection with...
...factors taken together would seem to show that in spite of the tremendous increase of institutions of higher learning throughout the country, particularly in the West, Harvard is able to offer students, opportunities and advantages of a different kind which receive an increasing and more truly national consideration each year...
...Every elector shall vote for three candidates indicating his preference for First Marshal; of the three elected that candidate receiving the highest number of votes for First Marshal shall be declared First Marshal; of the other two elected that one whose total vote is higher shall be Second Marshal, and the other one Third Marshal...