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...Soldiers Field and the cheering at the Stadium this afternoon gives every man in the University a chance to help in winning the Yale and Princeton games. The morale of the football team reflects in large measure the spirit and attitude of the student body. Indifferent, half-hearted supporters mean an indifferent, lifeless team. On the other hand the enthusiastic whole-souled support of the College inspires in the team an unshakable confidence and a determination which spells victory. The result Saturday will never be in doubt if the undergraduates do their share of the work this afternoon...
...upon. "This organization is unique," be said. "It is a pioneer in college dramatics. Other collages give plays that have been tried on the professional stage but the University produce play of its won, and as a consequence its productions and the men connected with them have come to mean something in the theatre. Only once in the history of the Dramatic Club has it presented a play not written by a Harvard man. And there is no better way to start a one-act play than to have it produced by this society...
...command he should know it is properly executed, and should be able to show his men how it should be executed; he can only do this after being properly instructed himself. Therefore I say that a good part of the allotted time should be devoted to practical instruction. I mean drill. All-other reason and a vital one is, that an officer should be capable of estimating intelligently the physical capabilities of his men. If he has stood in the ranks himself at a constrained position until nearly overcome, he will remember it when instructing, others; if he has ever...
...were so engaged; in 1915 the number had grown to 1,847. Everyone who desires is now given an opportunity to work on a squad, even though he stands the smallest chance of ever making a University team. Valuable as this policy undoubtedly is, more athletes mean more athletic supplies, more coaches, and consequently larger expenses...
Lawrence Perry, sporting editor of the New York Evening Post, in discussing the comparative standing of the Yale, Princeton and University football teams at the present time writes: "Mid-season rating of football elevens doesn't mean very much, but it is a process in which many football followers have been indulging lately. Considering the forthcoming games among Yale, Harvard and Princeton the tendency of those who speak--or write--before they think is to give Princeton at present the edge over Yale and Harvard. As to the Crimson, there is no doubt that Princeton has a cleaer lead--although...