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When we are tempted to sneer at certain Yale antiquities, such as compulsory chapel and an old-fashioned cut system, it is well to notice some other respects in which we can afford to learn from Yale. One of these is the midwinter Alumni Day which has become a young tradition at New Haven. Princeton has watched its operation and thought it good enough to adopt; the University may well give it some consideration...
...time when thoughtful constructive criticism is badly needed. American university education is going through a critical period and here at Harvard, in particular careful handling is necessary to avoid on one side the danger of "swamping" from overcrowding,--and on the other the menace of overpaternalism. The College cannot afford to become merely a pleasant place to spend four effortless years nor can it restrict itself to the requirements of an overgrown high school...
...proclaims that "American aid made victory possible." In a sense (not his), this is of course true. But why is should afford him ground for self-congratulation I am at a loss to conceive. Small thanks to him, or to La Follette and the rest, if our troops ever set foot on French soil. Meanwhile he belittles the dead of France...
...never expect such a favorable condition to exist again. In any future war to which we may be involved, the enemy must come from the sea in some direction; and, as stated above, the Navy cannot afford to wait in our harbors until the enemy arrives, but must go out to meet him, to occupy the ports or places on his probable line of approach, etc. To do this, the Navy must not only have suitable ressels to accompany the fighting vessels to carry fuel, ammunition and supplies, but there must be suitable vessels to transport troops to hold bases...
...Coach Martin has been working systematically on the wealth of new material placed at his disposal this season as well as the stars of last year's squad. Although only a few men will represent the University in the meet at New York, the B. A. A. games will afford an opportunity for a large part of the squad to show the results of early season work...