Word: racing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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News came last week of one school, of schools for a race, of an institution for schooling the nation...
...whole plan is to prevent waste of the individual. Too often does a young college graduate get into work for which he is totally unfitted, and in which he does not advance, but wastes the best years of his life, wondering why he does not get ahead in the race. It is to prevent such waste of time and energy, and to help the individual know himself, his abilities and limitations, and in the light of these find his proper place...
...have not yet completed our task in the Philippines. We have not yet fulfilled our promises. We hold the Islands in trust, not for the politicians alone, or for one race or group, but for all the people of all the Islands. Nearly two thirds of the people are still illiterate, in spite of our splendid educational work there. How can we expect a lot of different tribes scattered over 3000 islands speaking 87 different languages and dialects, and torn by tribal and religious jealousies, to exercise a form of government devised by northern peoples for a northern climate...
...four strongest contenders for championship honors. Syracuse, entering J. C. Loucks, Kenneth Rupert and Oliver Proudlock who finished second, eighth, and twelfth last year, is conceded an excellent chance to repeat its 1925 triumph. Penn State and Harvard, however, have well-balanced teams that should make the six-mile race a struggle all the way. Yale pins its hopes on Captain Macaulay Smith, a brilliant runner who captured the individual crown...
Tomorrow's test will be the 18th annual race under the auspices of the I. C. A. A. A. A. Since 1908, the honors have been divided among seven Eastern colleges, Cornell, Syracuse, Pittsburg, Maine, Pennsylvania, Yale, and Harvard. The University won the team title in 1912 but since that time has not scored another triumph...