Word: springing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...season prognosticators, whose predictions are generally soon forgotten by all but themselves, have been especially active this spring. During no previous winter have rosters of the big teams undergone such sweeping changes in personnel. Tyrus Raymond Cobb, fiery outfielder, has joined the Philadelphia American League club, after 22 consecutive years in a Detroit uniform; Edward Trowbridge Collins, ancient, honorable second baseman, has returned to the same Philadelphia club, after an interlude of twelve years with the Chicago Americans; Rogers Hornsby, slugger, manager of 1926 World's Champion St. Louis Nationals, has gone to the New York Nationals in trade...
After the cut of eight men and rearrangement of the crews it was announced by Coach Brown that the two eights which he has retained have been selected with a view to keeping them equal and that he will try to keep them on a par until after spring vacation. It was also announced that coxwains will be chosen Thursday...
...committee directing the transition from the lecture system to the tutorial in the Biology department consists of Oakes Ames 98, W. H. Rand '98, and W. J. Crozier '18. This committee had announced that members of the Class of 1927 may choose this spring between the usual final examinations in courses within the field of concentration or a general examination on the subject matter in the field of concentration...
...choice will be allowed only this spring, however, because the students have not had the benefit of tutorial supervision. In the future, a general examination will be required...
...This spring, it is hoped that men concentrating in Biology will afford themselves of the opportunity they have to take the general examinations, thus making the step from the one form of instruction to the other less abrupt Students who wish to take these examinations, which will be held between May 15 and June 1, are urged to arrange dates with the Committee as soon as possible...