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...urged that these professors lead the world by the indirect influence they exert over students who are expected to be the direct leaders. But even granting that it is inadvisable for Harvard professors to take an active part in politics, there is no reason why they should not discuss these questions more than they do at present. The present feeling at Harvard seems to be that politics is a question sacred to the family hearth, that must not be touched upon by outsiders. Mingled with this feeling there seems to be a feeling of utter hopelessness, as if politics were...
...distance in putting the shot is measured by a line at right angles to the starting line, and not in a direct line from the place where the contestant stands to the place where the shot falls. The object of this is to compel the contestants to throw the shot straight, as otherwise they do not get the full benefit of their throw...
...death of one of the most honored and philanthropic of the friends of Harvard, Nathaniel Thayer, the founder of Thayer Hall, occurred in Boston Tuesday afternoon. He early became interested in Harvard. His direct benefactions to the university exceed $250,000, including Thayer Hall, Thayer Commons Hall, Gray Herbarium and the Thayer expedition. He has, besides, contributed generously to the support of students and those preparing to enter the university. In 1865 he provided for the students a building fronting on Harvard street which was used as a dining hall until the foundation of Memorial Hall. During this same year...
...Nathaniel Thayer, one of the most munificent benefactors of Harvard College, died at his residence in Boston yesterday morning. His direct benefactions to the college, represented by buildings, endowments and permanent deposits, exceed $250,000, and include his expenditures on Thayer Hall, Thayer Commons Hall, Gray Herbarium, the Thayer expedition, etc. The gross...
...probable that Harvard's policy is generally influenced very directly by that of neighboring colleges, save in cases where conformity to a common standard, as in the matter of entrance examinations, or where mutual co-operation, as in the matter of inter-collegiate athletics, seems desirable. Yet it is not possible that her course should not be influenced to some extent by the reforms and innovations introduced at other colleges. The progress of the movement towards co-education at Columbia, therefore, has been watched with interest by all Harvard men. How far the step Columbia has taken, slight...