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Preparations for the Freshman Jubilee, which is to be held on June 2, are now making fast progress and a tentative schedule for the day's events has been given out The list of ushers for the dance has been announced as follows: Head Ushers--V. Chapin and R. G. Hooker, Jr.; Ushers--C. C. Buell, Q. S. Cabot, M. Duane, F. Fiske, C. H. Hawes, J. T. Lanman, J. Larocque, C. C. Lee, H. S. Morgan, B. DeL Nash, E. Perkins, H. L. Pratt, J. R. Reynolds, D. F. Thayer, J. G. Winchester...
...Chapin's prize winning essay, "Education and College," is stimulating rather than satisfying. He contends that the college stresses memory at the expenses of intellect, that the function of a university should be to teach the youth how to think, that Harvard teaches only what has been thought. Quite true. But he is a more skilful wrecker than builder. His Ideal University is unconvincing. Certainly this college and other American colleges are busied in filling brains instead of developing minds. This is inevitable. The present academic system, bad as it is, results naturally from the fact that the majority...
...with enthusiasm or perception but merely with a pedantic consciousness of literary tendencies and influences. This too is the fault of the college. After a well phrased statement of this lamentable situation, Mr. Colby wisely withdraws. Perhaps at this point he became aware of certain difficulties which escaped Mr. Chapin's observation: that if we are to lift the colleges we must first lift the epoch on which the colleges are superimposed; that the colleges are not poisoning education; that the colleges and education are poisoned together at the wells of modern civilization. For beneath all isolated mistakes lies...
...Advocate's prize of $25 for the best essay written by an undergraduate was awarded to Russell Chapin '21, of Springfield. The subject of the essay was "Education and College." Candidates whose essays were unsuccessful may receive their manuscripts any day this week by calling at the Advocate Building between 7-8 P. M., which are the new office hours for literary candidates...
Plans have been completed for the first 1923 smoker to be held at the Union, next Monday, at 8 o'clock. Addresses will be made by V. Chapin '23 and B. de L. Nash '23, president and secretary-treasurer respectively of the class. Norma Talmadge in "The Isle of Conquest" will be the feature movie of the evening. The Mack Sennett Comedy "Salome" will also be offered. Music will be furnished by Bert Lowe's orchestra and refreshments and smokes will be served by the Union...