Word: explains
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Real literary ability seems but rarely to be attained at Harvard, or rather it rarely makes itself evident through the medium of the College periodicals. To explain this we must admit that the interest in this particular line of work is not sufficiently general. What really good writing there is from time to time, is the work of but a few men. We are not, however, disposed to believe that with these few the literary skill of the entire College is exhausted. There must be more clever writers in Harvard than ever contribute to either Monthly, Advocate, or Lampoon. Whether...
...Each member of this committee will have a certain number of boys to whom they will give advice, explain regulations, be willing at all times to listen to a student's views on any school matter, and represent them in the faculty meetings...
...birds that is sure to attract much attention and considerable favorable comment. It is a collection of some 250 specimens collected and mounted by Mr. W. E. D. Scott. The birds were arranged in 50 neat cases about one of the rooms. Mr. Scott was in attendance to explain the purposes of the exhibition and the philosophy of the arrangements...
...safe, I think, to say that most of the students who would probably be drawn to college by love for athletics rather than for scholarship come from the East. Whether the recent success of Yale in the field of athletics and of Harvard in the field of scholarship can explain the tendency here noticed will never, I suppose, be mathematically demonstrated...
Upon the deserted stage then is hurled Darius Green, who has just been dropped from his erratic flying machine into the pirate's lair. He is not too badly hurt, however, to explain his identity in a catchy topical song and dance in which he sings "Behold in me Darius Green, a native of Connecticut...