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Although a large number of the members left college with the class of '85, making vacant a number of places in the orchestra, yet the musical men in the other classes have not been backward in their efforts to fill the vacancies. So energetic were they that one second violin, one cello, one contra basso and one flute have been added to the orchestra, besides an obol tuba, tympani and two trombones, instruments which were not used at all last year. A fair number of freshmen have already been admitted to positions...
...experience of all students who are candid with themselves, must lead them to oppose exact numerical marking. Princeton, Pennsylvania, Ann Arbor, and Johns Hopkins, have discarded it, adopting grading by classes. Why is Harvard so backward? Why is it that this college dedicated to truth clings with such tenacity to an outgrown institution? The students should raise a voice condemning this evil. And this voice should be heard in the conference with no uncertain sound. The resolution which was tabled expressing a foregone conclusion, should have been passed, and ought certainly to be passed at the next meeting. With this...
...college welcomes the announcement that the freshmen are making a move in the direction of a glee club. Eighty-eight has set at least one good example to her predecessors in initiating a custom of supporting a freshman glee club and we trust that eighty-nine will not be backward in helping to make the custom initiated, a custom established. Freshman glee clubs are sources of profit and pleasure to their classes and to the college; of profit because, as in the case of eighty-nine's glee club, they are able to assist in defraying the expenses...
...RAND. JR., '88.In the course of the next few weeks two editors will be elected from the sophomore class, provided sufficient merit is shown by the candidates. Eighty-eight has not by any means been backward in contributing to the paper, but the trouble has been in lack of perseverance. Because a communication is rejected is no reason why a candidate should cease writing, on the contrary it ought to cause him to redouble his efforts, and write until an article is accepted. Communications on timely topics, articles on almost any subject connected with educational, college or athletic matters...
...Looks backward to another place...