Word: showings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Saturday afternoon. In the six games the Providence eleven has played it has been scored on but once, this being a field goal by Rutgers, and has itself scored 210 points against all its opponents. None of these were particularly strong, but the large scores piled up by Brown show that the Providence team is distinctly above the average this year...
...favor in the football game and a clean-cut victory in the relay race the first year men won for their class its numerals on the cup in the Technology Union as well as the privilege of smoking class pipes. Only in the tug-of-war did the sophomores show strength enough to overcome the enthusiasm of the freshmen. In that event the second year men succeeded in pulling their opponents over the mark two consecutive times...
...competent captain or an efficient lieutenant requires not only a theoretical knowledge by study, but also a practical knowledge by actual experience. When an officer gives a command he should know it is properly executed, and should be able to show his men how it should be executed; he can only do this after being properly instructed himself. Therefore I say that a good part of the allotted time should be devoted to practical instruction. I mean drill. All-other reason and a vital one is, that an officer should be capable of estimating intelligently the physical capabilities...
...Virginia football team has been devoting an unusual amount of time this week to trying out new forward, passes and to improving their interference. This is the weakest spot on the team. The backfield is made up of good men, but they show insufficient team-work. The defence as a unit has been better since the Yale game but still has much room for improvement. The present line with the exception of the wings, is regarded as the equal of last year's, and the backfield has been strengthened by the substitution of Kinsolving at left half for Smith...
Another short address was given by Major Henry Lee Higginson '55. In his speech he extolled the spirit, the bravery and the sacrifice of the men who gave their lives for a cause in which they thoroughly believed. He instanced several experiences in the Civil War to show the heroic character of a soldier who gives up his life in battle. He said, "These men have performed a great sacrifice. They fought because they loved freedom and hated oppression. Our country mourns the loss of their lives...