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...batters went down on a strikeout and a pop fly, the pressure was off Wallace, but he suddenly went wild, tired badly, and walked three men in a row, forcing in two runs and leaving the sacks jammed. At this point, Coach Stahl yanked Wallace and called in Norm Wholley. Wholley took his warmup pitches, got the first batter he faced on a routine grounder to short, and the game was over...
...Norm Schulz, our Beaver Crossing buddie, played well the role of spender this week-end, and threatens to eclipse even old millionaire T. B. Perry for top honors in the greenback delivery campaign. We'd bring up the the name of gentleman Joe Sydnow, but his ever able blush might catch the place afire...
...hardest hit of all parts of the University, the Law School saw its enrollment drop from a peacetime norm of 1,400 to a wartime minimum of well below 100 students. Now, however, the attendance has climbed again to a current figure of 160, 90 of whom are first-year students. This increase is due largely to the growing influx of discharged servicemen, who are returning to the University in increasing numbers...
From the scores of these tests, the University will establish a Harvard norm to be used as a basis in determining how the tests can be used for admitting returning veterans. The examinations are of the machine-scored, multiple-choice type. They are not easy tests, but they have been designed for the man whose formal education has been interrupted, and hence require ability and aptitude rather than factual knowledge...
...earlier Freshman and sophomore trials throughout the country, a national norm was established. This national rating will be taken into consideration by the University in forming veteran admission requirements. Yale University has recently conducted a similar series of tests, and other New England colleges are considering such action...