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...track the Tiger to his lair will not admit that they are in any way left out of it, or that the cheers which greet each announcement of the score board at the Union or on Soldiers Field are less effective than those which are three hundred miles nearer the scene of action. Indeed, many of those who scoff at "telepathy", which science tells us is the up and coming art of the decade, will today be forced to pin their faith on the power of thought. So if the players in the Palmer Stadium seem to move with more...
...insist on discusing at length the limitation of land armaments in relation to the existing causes of unrest and insecurity in Europe. Its policy with respect to political and military problems of the Pacific may serve only as stock-in-trade which it can barter in exchange for advantages nearer at home. But if European perplexities dominate the deliberations of the Conference, it will come to a stop in front of the embittered conflicts of national interest which defeated Mr. Wilson in Paris and with which the statesmanship of the present administration is not prepared to deal. The Conference will...
...insist on discusing at length the limitation of land armaments in relation to the existing causes of unrest and insecurity in Europe. Its policy with respect to political and military problems of the Pacific may serve only as stock-in-trade which it can barter in exchange for advantages nearer at home. But if European perplexities dominate the deliberations of the Conference, it will come to a stop in front of the embittered conflicts of national interest which defeated Mr. Wilson in Paris and with which the statesmanship of the present administration is not prepared to deal. The Conference will...
...line. The schoolboys tried a line plunge which went for twenty-five yards. On the next play Saunders circled the end and covered fifty-four yards before he was downed. This put the ball only eight yards from the Yearling goal. A plunge brought the line five yards nearer. Here the Cubs held and although Worcester tried three times more they could make no gain. The Freshmen got the ball on downs and immediately punted out of danger...
...service is neither difficult nor arduous. But it is of the highest possible importance to the city. College men have had opportunities denied to others. They owe something to the community. As Scoutmasters they are asked to give not money but a little of themselves. They can get nearer to the coming American and influence him more directly in this way than in any other. And in so doing they will help themselves...