Word: specials
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...following special article was written by Sir James Irvine, president of St. Andrew's University, the largest center of learning in Scotland. Sir James is on the board of administrators of the Harkness Fund, which was established two years ago to promote Anglo-American friendship by sending British graduate students to this country...
...squads will report five days a week throughout the fall, and special emphasis will be placed on mastering the technique of the game. For the uninitiated Freshmen, stick handling will be especially stressed, while the experienced players will devote their time to perfecting a few plays. An innovation this fall is a canvas, which will be placed over the goal, with openings at the sides, to increase the players' accuracy...
...growth of the spoils system and the practice of rotation in office, two of the most noxious weeds in the garden of American politics. If all citizens are equaly competent to govern their fellow men, why should we endeavor to choose among them on the basis of their special qualifications? If all citizens are endowed with the same political capacity, why let any one stay in office very long? Our reluctance to make use of experts in any branch of public administration is in large measure a by-product of this national obsession. The most formidable obstacle in the path...
...special feature is, however, Miss Leginska herself. Abroad she has made a name for herself as an orchestral leader. In America she has on a number of occasions conducted large metropolitan orchestras. A London paper complimented her conducting with the remark that "she is as ambidextrous as a conductor as she necessarily has to be as a pianist." American orchestra have featured her work as exceptional and unique...
This season a special coaching staff, headed by M. A. Cheek '26, has been assigned to the class teams, and several fields have been provided for their rise. The only ingredient which is thus cssention for a successful season is a large number of candidates. The Seniors especially feel the need of men since several more are required to complete a team. The Freshman class will be represented by a team chosen from those who do not regularly see service see service in the 1929 games with outside elevens...