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...gambling fraternity has labeled the game a toss-up. This may seem peculiar to some people who note that the Crimson eleven is roughly the same one which whipped Yale decisively last year. But Harvard has suffered from the trials of a schedule that included outside games with Army and Stanford and no breathers. The primary result of this backbreaking schedule is the season record of one win and an injury list which rivals that of the Lost Battalion...
...longer the best. This year we are nowhere near the best, as has been made painfully clear in Cambridge as well as New Haven by some good teams and some that are not so good. But whenever we get together the game comes alive: slow men run fast, fast men just plain take off. Harvard-Yale games are never dull, and this one--with both teams emphasizing offense--will be busy enough for all but the masochists...
...that time, Seymour said he was making the announcement over a year in advance so that the Yale Corporation may have "ample opportunity for studied consideration in the choice of my successor...
Charles Seymour was born in New Haven on January 1, 1885, which brings him to Yale's retirement age of 65 next year. After graduating from Hillhouse High School (which also gave Yale its football captain, Levi Jackson) in 1901, he received a B.A. from Kings College, Cambridge University, England, in 1904. He then came to Yale for four years, getting his B.A. there...
...directed studies program takes about 40 students each year through the freshman and sophomore years and prescribes practically all their courses. Applicants for the program are screened to form a cross-section of the undergraduate body in regard to scholastic and social history, aptitudes, and predicted college record...