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...into two widely separated groups, rather than the present arrangement, in all Departments except History and Literature, of bunching four tests in two days. Certainly there would be no such protracted session of cramming as now results; more than that, the knowledge of these authors could form a true background for the greater part of study in the fields...
...their calendar date is far too late, the integral value of these examinations is undisputed. A knowledge of the Bible and Shakespeare forms the very backbone of the study of any literature, while a through understanding of two Ancient (or Modern) authors is of definite worth, if, however, this background is not obtained until two thirds of one's general study has been completed, only the smallest portion of its purpose can be realized...
With a chill wind giving a genuine atmosphere of football weather, the Harvard football squad placed contact work in the background for an afternoon yesterday as Coach Casey put his eleven through a serious drill on fundamentals, with several new plays being carefully developed. Team A worked out in a dummy scrimmage, no defense being used...
...literature by an officer in the English department suggests both practical and considerable revision of the Divisional Examinations in that field. It has long been thought that too short a time is allowed for the writing of those examinations, three hours being the maximum. Considering the fact that the background of four years is supposed to be represented in that paper, the suggestion to lengthen the period of examination is certain common sense. Three hours to talk of five centuries of prose and poetry appears at first glance the method of an illiberal rather than a liberal education...
Today the Vagabond hopes to set at rest all these questionings. He is going to Harvard 3 at 11 o'clock to hear Professor McIlwain on the background of the English Constitution. Of course all his reservations can not be answered, but Professor MeIlwain is, like Kipling's wrecked seaman a "man of infinite resource and sagacity," and he will do much to explain the beginnings and development...