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...Polar's Recess" is one of the very ancient and revered customs at Princeton. It dates back many scores of years to the days when it was called the "Horn Spree" and when gun powder was used with less freedom than it is now. But the tradition dictates that there shall be a suspension of hostilities on Sunday evening. It is enough to disturbe the calm of the night on week days--Polar's Recess is out of order on Sunday night, and we hope that undergraduates will observe the custom to the extent of limiting their Sunday demonstration...
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, speaking before an audience which overflowed the Living Room of the Union, In an illustrated lecture gave an extremely interesting account of his many experiences in the Polar regions...
...According to Admiral Peary's idea, Polar exploration was nothing more than a problem in transportation--a problem of how to carry the most food in the most compact form. Peary's plan by which he reached the North Pole was to lead his sieds with food, and to send them back for more supplies as soon as their cargoes were exhausted. In this way, he just reached his goal, if he had fifty more miles to go he would have turned back...
...these days of scientific fervor which have produced exhaustive charts and maps, even for the winds and stars, it is a difficult matter to play the role of a Marco Polo. Yet in this the guest of honor at the Union tonight has succeeded completely. He has explored unknown polar regions, discovered new peoples in new lands, and upset traditional theories. What more adventurous than to spend five years in the far-away North of the world, and then return with amazing information after all hope had been given...
...Stefansson has explored at least one-fourth of the million square miles of the hitherto unknown polar regions. He has discovered new islands, one of which is almost as large as Great Britain, corrected the outline of others on the map, established the non-existence of one supposedly-discovered island, and upset all the prevailing ideas of life and vegetation in the far north. His reports have been authenticated by the world's leading scientists, and three National Geographical Societies have awarded him gold medals in recognition of his achievements...