Word: maying
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...backfield situation, although not as unsettled as earlier in the week, was still undecided. Wood and Mays were both absent because of an afternoon examination and Gilligan filled in at left half again with Putnam, Devens and Harper completing the quartet. If Wood and Mays had been there it would be interesting to note what the result would have been. It is highly improbable, however, that Gilligan will start against the Alligators. Either Putnam or Mays will replace him. Wood will call signals if the former is chose, but Putnam, will direct the team in the event of May...
Billy Laval, coach of the South Carolina University football team is having his halfbacks literally live with footballs in the hope that the costly fumbles that marred the "Gamecocks" contest with Clemson last week may not occur again. His ball carriers are carrying the ball to class, to meals, and to bed this week, so that they may become thoroughly familiar with its ovoid shape...
Carried to its ultimate and logical development, this idea would serve its purpose on other camp in other sports. Harvard's new crew coach-whoever he may be-may insist that his charges be joined in companionate marriage with their oars until the feel of the sweeps becomes an ingrained habit. Polo devotees may be forced to live, wine, and dine in the saddle, although some "softies" will no doubt feel that merely toting the mallet about will suffice to carry the horsemen to intercollegiate championships. Possibly, at some date not so far in the future, the steps of Sezer...
...regulations of the professorship provide that the holder shall be an American eminent in any branch of research or university study. Elections to the professorship are made by a Board of representatives of the University of Oxford and the Association of American Rhodes Scholars. The term of appointment may be from one to five years, with the possibility of re-election. The professorship is attached to Balliol College...
While there will be many common problems which the directors of these schools will be able to discuss, the very divergence in type among the summer schools will give rise to new viewpoints and methods, peculiar to individual institutions, which may prove beneficial for the delegates to the conference. The results of this meeting will help to solve some of the difficulties which confront a branch of the educational system which is growing ever more popular...