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...will be seen by an item in another column, the Union has undertaken a canvass of the college on the preferences for Presidential candidates. While the result of a canvass of this sort cannot fail to be of interest as showing the relative personal popularity of the different candidates, it will indicate only in a very slight degree the political bias of the students. We think that most Harvard men vote more for principles than for men. Therefore the votes of most students will be determined largely by the actions of the two parties between this time and the time...
...editorial on the proposed American Academy has called forth a communication, which we print in another column. We think our correspondent takes too serious a view of the matter. No one proposes at present to establish an academy as far as we know, and we think the time is yet far distant when such an academy would be advisable. In fact if there were such an academy, it is our opinion that it should be an academy of the English speaking peoples, and that America should unite with England in its formation. As the purpose of such an academy...
...another column we print a notice from the chairman of the senior photograph committee which should have the attention of every member of the class. Every one wishes to have his photographs by class day, but as the committee points out, the photographs can not be delivered by that time unless all orders are sent in before the spring vacation. It seems but little more trouble for the members of the class to fill out their lists at once than for them to wait, and by their waiting delay the orders of the whole class. Their compliance with the request...
...Yale News will soon appear as a four-column paper...
...print in another column a letter which advocates making some use of the old gymnasium. To many students it has seemed to be a pity that a building of such size should be solely devoted to the humble purposes of the college carpenter shop. It is situated so near to Memorial and close to the yard that it is no wonder that such men have constantly turned a longing eye towards it in hopes that it might some day be at least more useful if not more ornamental. The idea of making the building into several rooms is a good...