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...thiis time a comparison of the Christmas recesses of some of the larger eastern colleges may be of interest. The University has the shortest vacation, 12 days this year, while Yale and Dartmouth the longest, 18 days. The complete figures follow...
Secretary Anson P. Stokes, of Yale, in his annual report, favors adding a week to the college year, as he claims that the men do not work long enough in comparison to their vacations. Counting Sundays and cuts, the vacations total 186 1-2 days, and the work-days only 178 1-2, while in Yale's earlier history the vacations amounted to only eight weeks. The plan Mr. Stokes advocates is to add the extra week at the beginning of the year...
...University Office announces the following correction in the figures given for certain schools furnishing two or more names to the Honor List of Admission Examinations. The statistics published were correct for the number of men entering the Freshman Class from the schools mentioned. For the purposes of comparison, the figures should have been for the number of men admitted to the Freshman Class in the year in which the honor list was made...
...statistics given out by the Secretary for Student Employment are decidedly encouraging. The office undertakes to recommend University students and graduates as tutors, and for such temporary or part time work as is available. It also endeavors, as far as possible, to increase the demand for this work. In comparison with 1912-13 the figures show a decrease of 43 men employed, but an increase of $14,690.97 in the amount earned. Twenty positions, bringing in approximately $3,300 were filled through the co-operation of the recently organized Appointment Office of the Harvard Club of New York. These...
...analysis of the power of either team in the form of a man to man comparison of the players indicates that the strength of one eleven approaches that of the other to a remarkable degree. Of the ends Brann and Hardwick excel in the blocking of the second and third lines of defence, although Stillman, Higginbotham, and Coolidge have shown ability in keeping their opponents out of the play. Coolidge and Hardwick possess the greatest ability in getting down the field quickly under punts and tackling their man, both Stillman and Brann frequently missing the runner through insecure tackling...