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...Glee Alumni of Washington, tendered a banquet to president Dwight last Wednesday. President Cleveland was invited, but was compelled to decline on account of his health. All the members of his cabinet were present except Secretary Lamar and Attorney-General Garland. In addition to these were senator Evarts, senator Dawes, senator Hawley and a host of other prominent men. Colonel J. Edwards Clarke replied to the toast, "The Harvard Poet's tribute to Yale." Much enthusiasm was manifested at every speech...
...news that Princeton is about to erect a new Art School ought to awaken in the university some similar plan of advancing this important branch of study. Harvard has very little to boast of in the way of art collections if we except the plaster casts placed without much show o system in the various recitation rooms, the art publications in the library, and the very meagre collection of models and drawings owned by the Art Department. The treasures treasured in the rooms of the Harvard Art Club cannot with justice be counted among Harvard's collections...
...State of Massachusetts is our most extensive benefactor, since all taxation is remitted except that on the investments of the college in real estate...
...elective system men are tempted to, and actually do, take a "soft" courses with the expectation of getting high marks, and so "freezing" on to a big fat scholarship. This has become so large an evil that the high scholars almost invariably shun very valuable but difficult courses, except as extras...
...catalogue of Yale University presents clearly and fully the scope of study offered there, and enables one to make a comparison with that at Harvard which we discussed at some length one week ago. The requirements for admission do not greatly differ so far as classics and mathematics go, except that Harvard presents an option between one of the ancient languages and a rather severe equivalent in physical science and a choice of modern history in place of ancient. But Harvard also requires a considerable amount of English and of physical science, which Yale does not demand at all, before...