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...last time University Hall was redecorated, in 1923, the painters ran into a snag. The difficulty arose over the question of what colors should be used in the Faculty Room, but after prolonged and solemn deliberation, a sort of greyish green and light cream was chosen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Summer Work Makes University Hall Clean and Safe for Many More Years of Intellectual Activity | 10/4/1934 | See Source »

...scrimmage in which the Varsity scored twice over the Jayvees. Both tallies came on passes, the first from Chet Litman to Bob Haley and the second from George Ford to George Hedblom. The Varsity started well, after receiving the ball on their own 30 yard line, but hit a snag in midfield when several plays turned into fumbles and missed assignments. So the Jayvees took charge of the pigskin and staged their best march of the year to the 5 yard line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARSITY SCORES TWO TOUCHDOWNS AGAINST JAYVEES | 10/2/1934 | See Source »

...hastily elects the first four courses that he hears of and repents it the rest of the year. The proposal that the University send out men to speak at the various nearby schools and for those at a distance publish an enlarged booklet on the Freshman courses, hits a snag when one considers the number of variations of secondary curricula with which such a circuit rider would have to familiarize himself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TO CROW IN WISDOM | 5/23/1934 | See Source »

Kirkland is the only club to have gone entirely through its schedule, and this they did without dropping a single contest. So they win the silver mug this year without any dispute whatsoever from any source. The deacons, however, did meet a plenty tough snag, when the Bulldogs came up here last Friday and mangled them to the tune...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: So the Story Goes... | 5/22/1934 | See Source »

...left guard our betters have been picking the scholar-athlete of Hanover, Michelet, and in spite of the Army's Gooch, the Indian seems to be the best that opponents have brought to the Stadium. The pivot post is another snag with Bucknam (Army), Morandos (Holy Cross), McKiniry (New Hampshire) and Malin (Yale), all in the running. But the order in which they have been set down seems to be a fair enough rating of their abilities and so Bucknam is first and Morandos second. Right guard goes without much question to Captain Jablonsky of the Army and is slated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Revives Old Institution, and Picks Star Football Team From Foes | 12/5/1933 | See Source »

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