Word: short
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...seems impossible to change the habits of men except by some form of compulsion. Those who go out for athletics during their Freshman year will generally continue the practice throughout their undergraduate lives, but those who do not are rarely if ever induced to do so by any measure short of compulsion. Hence, if some form of exercise is enforced upon Freshmen it is probable that they will continue the habit thus formed during the rest of the time they are in college...
...otherwise might prove an irksome task. The three hours of physical training required each week will not be a mere burden to Freshmen, but will amply repay them both mentally and physically. This fact the Freshmen should recognize, to the exclusion of the idea that it is "compulsory." In short, when finally approved by the Board of Governors, the introduction of compulsory physical training will represent a great step forward in the service which the University renders to its undergraduates...
Last week Shay received an offer of a position as short-stop on the Washington nine from Clarke Griffiths, manager of the team. He bought his release from the St. Joseph team, to which he expected to return this summer, and will join the "Senators" immediately...
Shay has had two-years experience with major and minor league clubs. In 1916 he played short-stop on the Chicago "Cubs" and the following year he played the same position on the St. Joseph team of the Western League. Before coming to the University as coach, he played with the Charlestown Navy Yard team...
...merchant marine fleet of the United States will have grown to a considerable size within a short time, and efforts are being made throughout the nation to recruit a sufficient number of men to take care of the new program. Retention by the United States of all German ships seized after the declaration of war, will, according to information from Washington, make it certain that this country will be the second maritime power in the world, with Great Britain in first place and Japan in third. When the war began in 1914 American vessels carried only 9.7 per cent...