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...wealth spoils his possibilities of deep and diversified friendship. For it is among workers and never among idlers that true friendships are formed. But there are other possessions than those of money which interfere with a man's possibilities and foremost among these are intellectual possessions. These hinder the fulfillment of intellectual possibilities in three ways. First, many men of exceptional intellectual endowments waste themselves and their abilities just because their very brilliancy makes them unwilling to undergo necessary mental drudgery. Again, a man's academic possessions interfere with his possibilities when they are accompanied by academic snobbishness which leads...
...infield outfield with the exception of Captain Dexter are out. There are also several very good substitutes available. McCall has practically recovered from the injury to his ankle, and should soon be able to play his old game at second and Currier's finger is not expected to his hinder his playing much longer...
...Pieper gave the Freshmen a word of warning in regard to allowing athletics to be laid open to faculty criticism by too much devotion to sports and too little attention to studies. To retain our intercollegiate contests it is essential that the faculty be shown that sports do not hinder college studies. Coach Pieper also emphasized the fact that every place on baseball teams is open to the best man, and every position will be filled only after the keenest sort of competition...
...track men who are not on either the University or Freshman training tables should report hereafter for practice in the morning if possible, instead of in the afternoon, in order not to crowd the other men and hinder the work of the coaches. In this way the less promising candidates will have an opportunity to receive more individual attention from the coaches. Men on the training tables will continue to report in the afternoon...
...have hitherto been practicing in the Gymnasium and on Holmes Field, are urged to report today on Soldiers Field for regular work. The Stadium track was raked and rolled Saturday and should be in fairly good condition today. The snow should melt quickly and probably will not hinder the work of the track team materially. If, however, the ground is not in suitable condition the field event men will practice under the Stadium, while the runners will probably go out on the roads as heretofore...