Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...come over, and the right men seem to stay at home...
About 25 men were out for the short relay team, the most promising of whom seem to be W. Willcox, Jr., '17, H. W. Minot '17, H. W. Rose '19 and R. U. Whitney '18. Both of the first two men ran on the relay team that defeated Yale last year. Rose ran on the 1919 team last year against Yale, and Whitney took part in the 1,560-yard race between the second relay team and Wesleyan...
...trying out for the long distance team, only two had experience last year. C. S. Swan '19 ran in the Freshman race against Yale and F. T. Donahue '18 competed against Wesleyan in the second team relay race. Prospects for this team do not seem to be very bright at present, but a fairly good team will probably be developed from this material and from any new men who may come...
...Relations are not what they should be, but to call them strained in the sense of militating against such a visit as that proposed is to exaggerate what is abnormal in them. A preliminary looking over of the ground by men who know the qualifications of Mexican students would seem highly desirable. To arrange for a year of study which proved ill-adapted to the needs of those who came might do more, harm than good. Some of our educational foundations or an individual has the opportunity of rendering an international service by making the suggested visit of Mexican educators...
...occasionally, details of relative unimportance seem to be given undue prominence, facts are somewhat mixed up and omissions are found, the detriment is negligible compared with the efficacy of the whole...