Word: quaker
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Philadelphia's Haverford College has "strained its Quaker traditions of absolute pacifism," admitted President Felix Morley last week, and agreed to become part of the Army's nationwide chain of "little West Points." Young Army privates, 18 to 21, will take preliminary scientific training for commissions as meteorologists in the Army Air Forces at Haverford, will live and drill in uniform on its pacific campus...
...Boston, the Yardling who caught Comeford's fourth period heave with two Quaker defenders clinging to him, was promoted to Team B, in place of ace punter Wally Flynn. Boston's thumb is still in a cast, but the injury didn't seem to brother him Saturday...
...Kane's a sweet back, but Waters will dissolve sugar, and I've Comeford a prediction. I can't underStannard why Penn is favored; with a little Guild and a Stiff passing attack, we should Teal off against the Quaker Line." Harvard 13 Pennsylvania...
Floyd Stahl scouted Pennsylvania last week in its game with the Georgia Pre-Flight cadets and has come back in ecstacles over the Quaker team. According to the assistant Varsity coach, Penn has a "whale of a ball club, even better than last year...
Bert Stiff is even better than Kuczynski if that's possible. Scoring seven touchdowns last season, he is regarded by the Red and Blue as the greatest fullback in Quaker football history. "He should give us a few headaches, too," Stahl added. Floyd passed over the fact that the rest of the team has lettermen deep in practically every position...