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There is a large increase in the attendance of students in all departments except the Art School where there is a decrease of eleven. They are distributed as follows: Graduate department, 79; College, 688; Sheffield Scientific School, 308; Art School, 47; Divinity School, 133; Medical School, 35; Law School, 105. Total, 1365. The College has increased 74. The entire University shows a gain of 120 over last year, and 231 over...
...hesitate to mention the introduction of electric lights into the library, because the matter has been already spoken of so often; and yet there seems to be no other way of bringing about this needed improvement except by continually harping upon it. We are assured from reliable sources that. provided the innovation were voted, the money for it would be forthcoming, a fact which simply proves that the conservative spirit common to all great institutions, and particularly powerful at Harvard, rather than a lack of funds seems to be the cause of our losing to some extent, the library privileges...
...fill out a different hundred. For instance,- Prof. Norton said,- a gentleman in England of the richest acquirements and the ripest and widest culture had recently sent to him his own "hundred best." Twenty, Prof. Norton had never heard of; he had never opened but twenty nor read largely except in seven of the hundred. This was a signify ant fact...
...banjo clubs some time ago asked permission of the committee of the faculty on entertainments for permission to make arrangements for a western tour during the Christmas recess. It was proposed to visit New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chicago. The committee declined to grant the requested permission except as to New York. Invitations having recently been received from the Harvard Clubs in the above mentioned cities asking that the clubs give concerts under their auspices, it was determined to ask the committee to reconsider its decision. The committee again declined, but expressed a willingness to bring the matter...
...singles the year before, was again victorious both in singles and in doubles, winning the doubles with Shipman; in the singles Brinley of Trinity again won second place, and in the doubles Chase and Pratt of Amherst were second. In 1886 Columbia was admitted, and all the colleges except Lehigh sent representatives. The tournament was held on the same grounds as the year before and Brinley won first prize in the singles with Thacher of Yale second; in the doubles Knapp and Thacher won first place after a close and exciting struggle with Brinley and Paddock of Yale...