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Dates: during 1910-1919
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There is hardly a more interesting career than Bryan's in the history of American politics. When he was 31 years old he entered Congress, and since then he has been continually before the public. At 36 years of age he was nominated as the Democratic candidate for President, but was defeated by McKinley...
President Eliot next called attention to the fact that the Swiss Government has indirectly and important supervision over children as soon as they are eight years old. At that age the boys are given gymnastic training, and three years later they are given practice in marching and drilling, and some training in the manual of arms. Gun clubs are formed with regular army muskets and and cartridges supplied by the government, and the boys soon acquire the skill which has made the Swiss soldiers the best marksmen in the world...
...English universities are managed, what traditions they have, and how they train their undergraduates. We all should like to find out the ways of brother-students abroad. Oxford and Cambridge are the original patterns of our American universities. Our student-soldiers may learn much from a visit to those old seats of learning...
Today should be a gala day in Cambridge; it marks the date of the first Mahan revival. It is now that the leader of the famous 41-0 team comes back to his old B gladden the hearts of all Harvard men. Since Mahan has left us there been a considerable void in University teams a void that may never be filled. He was the greatest back that ever wore the crimson on Soldier. Field, at least as far back as any of us can remember. Now before he bucks the Hindenburg line, he has decided to practice...
...hope that we will have many more opportunities to see Mahan perform on the old hunting ground where he used to subdue the Bull-Dog and Tiger...