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...statement in the Advocate that students are refused the right to exercise at all Saturday afternoons is entirely erroneous, and shows how little the writer concerned himself with facts, so that he might make out a cause for complaint. The Gymnasium is now open on Saturday afternoons as on other days. It is only in the spring, during April, May, and June, that the opposite is the case; and then only with the design of inducing men to take long walks, and be in the open air as much as possible...
...department should be crippled by the yet unfilled vacancy left by Dr. Peabody. The change in History 9 is also to be regretted. Science has undoubtedly suffered by the temporary loss of Professors Shaler and J. P. Cooke; but this is unavoidable, and there remains no ground for complaint. But it is very easy to criticise, and somewhat ungracious, perhaps, at the present time. We can only say that the Elective Pamphlet in general displays the same merits and demerits as did its predecessor of last year...
...write an accurate examination-paper, it is decidedly unfair to take absences into consideration in making up the marks of any elective. In addition, a professor lowers himself who attempts by threats to prevent a man from cutting. We trust that we shall have no further ground for complaint, as this treatment of students serves to put them once more on the footing of children...
Mention has been made of the fact that at Springfield in '77 Harvard endured much worse quarters than those occupied last year at New London, and yet no complaint was made. There was much dissatisfaction with the quarters at Springfield, and had Harvard gone there another year she would undoubtedly have demanded better quarters...
...authors of the article, "Penny Wise and Pound Foolish," in the last Crimson, does live in Weld, and knows that he stated no more than the truth about the janitor of that building, correspondents of the Echo to the contrary. The article in question was no hasty complaint, but a careful presentation of facts which to the writer, at least, seemed worthy of consideration...