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Under the charge of Dr. W. C. Farabee, of the Division of Anthropology, a scientific expedition was made to Iceland during the past summer to discover, if possible, any traces of early man on the island. The main division of the party sailed from Leith, Scotland, on July 13 and arrived at Reyjavik, the capital of Iceland, four days later. From here the start across the country was begun on the following day. Thingvellir, where the Icelandic Althing, or Parliament, assembled in the lawless days of the island's early colonization, was first visited, and from here the party proceeded...
...many injuries received by some of the best men on the Freshman squad and the irregularity with which a number of the other man have reported for practice have greatly handicapped the development of the team during the past week. Of the men who reported for practice the first day, only 15 have been dropped. At the practice yesterday, however, there were 31 unexcused absences. As a result a number of backfield candidates had to be used to fill in the line positions on the second team. Robinson and Cutting, two of the most experienced players on the squad, will...
Coach Reid said he was not an optimist nor a prophet, and that his view of the present football situation was the real one. Within the past week, he said, I have seen some of the best men on the squad laid up with injuries which will keep them from playing several weeks, and the result is that there is not enough line material to give the backs proper trying out. Although the material is not first class, the spirit is excellent, and it is the spirit which does things. The University must show this same spirit toward...
...line,--where the biggest loss was felt, many men have been tried, among whom are Congdon, Stuart and Beebe as ends; Peyton, Bigelow, Turner and Forbes as tackles. For guards, Erwin, Smith, Andrews and Holloway have been tried; at centre Flanders, Gillis and Andrews were used during the past week. In the backfield, besides the regular men, Lemon, Stevenson, Veeder and Roome have made substantial gains in the practice games...
...GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE. Papers Regarding the Work of the Past Summer. Professor Shaler and other members of the Conference. Geological Lecture Room...