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...plan proposed, the first of these changes is designed to alter the examination which candidates must pass either before or after entering Cambridge and to make it more in line with the requirements of the modern world. In order to bring this about it has been proposed to abolish the necessity of candidates studying two classical languages. This, however applies only to the "ordinary" courses, as distinguished from the "honor" courses, the latter being for the more brilliant students...
...varied phases of the epoch through which they live. In past years the lectures at the Union filled this need to a large extent, but only with the closing of the Union came the realization of its value and the work it did. The University cannot afford to abolish such lectures; their part in its life is too important. Thus a new series is being organized with the insight and care that the Faculty alone can give...
...abolish the grain exchanges for the period of the war, we cannot stop with that. No mere legislative prohibition will solve the problem. Something of constructive character, which will do what the exchanges have been doing, is called for. That is a man-sized job! The first step should be to call leading experts in the grain trade together. For patriotic reasons, as well as to protect the trade from disaster, they would respond. If a committee of grain experts, under Government auspices, should use their wonderful machinery for collecting information, they could probably in a short time find...
...Copeau is one of the leaders in France of the experimental drama which is aimed to abolish the spirit of commercialism existing in the French theatre. The lecture will describe M. Copeau's work in this drama. M. Copean has recently returned from New York where he has been giving six conferences on his work, at the Little Theatre...
...Regulation of Athletic Sports, issued the accompanying statement calling off all formal athletics at the University. The Dean has recently conferred with Professor Conwin of Yale and Dean McClenahan, of Princeton, who were acting in a similar capacity for their respective universities, and a joint decision to abolish intercollegiate athletics when war should be declared was reached. It is understood that they have already taken action on the matter. Mr. Fred W. Moore '93, the graduate treasurer of athletics, is this morning attending a meeting of delegates from Cornell, Columbia, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale, held...