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...some may think and is frequently snubbed when met. And so it rests with the serious-minded upperclassmen, particularly the men who have made good in the College world, to most one of the last shreds of Harvard indifferences. If these men would attend Chapel regularly, we are certain that an increasing number of new students could say that, though Chapel was not compulsory at Harvard, they liked to go to the services and generally did because they were inspiring and because the best men went. We all of us willing to do what is "au fait...
...looked as though their armies would be hopelessly defeated and driven back. Just then there appeared this young shepherd. Now, David had three qualifications for going forth against Goliath. One of them was that he had the heroism to expose himself to what was believed to be absolutely certain death, and, secondly, he had the faith that he would succeed, and the third quality that he had was the good sense, the intelligence, the wisdom, call it what you please,--in short, the imagination to understand that there was no use to oppose a giant by brute force, and that...
...account of numerous requests from university and college presidents and others to allow certain students, whose studies or other duties would prevent their attendance for the entire period, to attend the summer camp of instruction at Gettysburg for a shorter period than the full six weeks' course originally contemplated, it has been decided: has been written for the occasion by C. T. Ryder '06, which promises to be one of the most stirring features of the celebration. Also an old anthem will be sung which was used by the students in the eighteenth century for a celebration similar to this...
There is good sense, as well as generous enthusiasm--a rare combination in musical critics--in Ernest Newman's "After Wagner--What? Most of the short article is occupied with a discussion of certain aspects of Wagner's greatness, such as his never-relaxing grasp, down to the smallest details, of his vast material...
When all is said about the ease of working one's way through Harvard and after unstained praise has been given to the University officers who are assisting many men to secure work, there still remain certain phases of a working students life which, according to Professor Cavanaugh of Cornell, should be carefully considered. One of these phases touches the social side of college life, which he thinks need cause no serious problem, except in colleges where large dormitory space is lacking. Besides dormitories, Harvard is equipped with the Union which offers every opportunity to working students to drop...