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...Yale News dislikes our criticism of the lacrosse game. We are sorry, but did not the News also object to our remarks about a certain foot-ball match last fall...
...believe that the plan which Harvard is to adopt, of offering certain half courses to be completed by a half year's work, is a wise one and is a movement in the right direction. The advantages it offers are obvious, and it is certainly to be hoped that the experiment next year will meet with complete success. If the plan does prove successful there would seem to be no reason why it should not be largely extended and made to include under its operations many other courses. Indeed, it is a question that may well be asked...
There are some arguments to be advanced, it is true, in favor of dwelling for a longer period on certain subjects and of more thoroughly digesting them, which would not be possible under the new plan, but courses where this treatment is preferable are comparatively few in number and could easily be rearranged so as to harmonize with the new plan. At present, as a matter of fact, the majority of our courses are divided into two partially or completely distinct portions by the present system of semi-annual examinations. Why could not this division be carried one step further...
...investigation into the affairs of Supervising Architect Hill's office was begun in Washington yesterday, but beyond authorizing the appointment of experts to examine certain documents pertaining to contracts, nothing was done...
...Glee Club in a manner that requires answering; and it is perhaps well that the answer be made by one who, while himself not a member of the club, is yet interested in its welfare. To answer the last and least important objection first, the Glee Club, to my certain knowledge, was never asked to furnish a quartette at the Pi Eta theatricals. Individual members were approached and were finally obliged to refuse to sing on account of the bad condition of their voices. Their indisposition was certainly an excuse for them personally. How the club can be called...