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Dear Madam : As to the newspaper statement which you inclose, that the number of students here has been largely decreased by the admission of young women to the lecture-rooms and laboratories, it is simply a very gross error. A careful examination of our record shows that no diminution in the number of students took place at the admission of young women, but that it was caused by the steady raising of our standard of admission year after year in all our departments, which cut off a considerable number of applicants for admission who had formerly been freely received...
EDITORS HARVARD HERALD : I wish to mention a strange error (for I suppose it to be an error) in the arrangement of groups in the elective pamphlet for next year. I refer to the fact that Greek V. and Latin VII. are in the same group. Greek V. is the second course in Greek composition, and Latin VII. holds the same relative position among the Latin composition courses. It is absolutely necessary for a candidate for final honors in classics to take these two courses, and they both naturally come in the junior year. According to their present arrangement...
...little. The latter would be urged by no one who knew the perfectly-proper and dismally-virtuous tendencies of '85. She can be trusted anywhere, (e. g., at even a Wilde lecture), and if once we were united as a class, we might come to properly appreciate the error of our ways, and come forward then and do our share towards supporting Harvard's as well as 85's interests more enthusiastically. Besides, if '85 is going to show any literary or oratorical talents at all, this would be the proper time and place to show them forth. Will...
...score of the Harvard-Providence game in yesterday's paper Harvard should have been credited with one error instead of none...
...game yesterday was splendidly contested by our nine, who clearly outplayed their opponents. But one error was made in the field, and the batting scored is excellent. Nichols injured his thumb in the fifth inning, but kept on playing. Bean's pitching was very effective. We give the score...