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...another column we publish an extract from a communication written to a New York daily by an alumnus of our college, in which the writer finds fault with the manner of awarding deturs and scholarships in vogue here at Harvard. Although Mr. Harlow states that he knows "wherof he speaks," he is evidently laboring under misapprehension on several points. In the first place, one half of the men in college do not compete for scholarships, as he states. Statistics show that only about one fifth of the men in each class apply for scholarships, and of these fully two-thirds...
...writer further complains that some students are handicapped by their poor preparation for college and are obliged to take a lower stand than their more fortunate fellows. In this connection, he finds fault with the method of awarding prizes because he says it is made purely on the basis of scholarship. In this, he is only partially right. Scholarship is of course the basis of awarding aid; what else could be? But the gentlemen who have the distribution of scholarships in charge, have the privilege of using their discretion as to whether high standing shall be the only thing considered...
...errors of our opponents, gave us the winning run. The batting of the nine as a whole was very good, especially that of the new men. The cold made fielding swift balls difficult, and many of the errors were due to that. The most noticeable fault of the nine's work was a carelessness in fielding due, no doubt, to the lack of practice. The quick and accurate fielding which we must have before we can hope to defeat Yale can come only by constant practice. We feel sure that Captain Henshaw's energy and skill will do all that...
...good ground for such complaint. There has been a great deal of dissatisfaction, this year, among patrons of the Co-operative Society on account of the lack of attention shown by the management. Whether it is deliberate or not is a question which does not concern us. The fault should be remedied...
...Association before the snow on the ground is melted, never-theless it will be but a few weeks before the courts on Holmes and Jarvis will be ready for use. That great inconvenience to players, the absence of backnets, was removed last year, but there is yet one little fault which everyone would be glad to see remedied. It is well known what a bore it is to pay in cash the man who has charge of the courts, for if one does not forgot to supply himself with money when he dresses himself for tennis playing he seldom...