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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...first lecture in the course under the auspices of the Finance Club will be given by Col. T. W. Higginson next Tuesday evening, in Boylston Hall. Subject: "Young Men in Politics...
...Secretary of the Freshman Nine has received a challenge from the Secretary of the Yale Freshman Nine to play a series of three games, the first at New Haven, the second at Harvard, and the third (if necessary) on neutral grounds...
THERE has been such a storm of petty complaints on the subject of the bowling-alleys, that a word on the other side may not be out of place. In the first place, as to the "professor in bowling." It is evident to any unprejudiced mind that such a person is a help, not a hindrance. At Yale the men have been clamoring for exactly the same thing that the Echo so strongly protests against. They have had no one to superintend their alleys, and in consequence the balls are cracked and chipped, and the lower end of the alleys...
...return to our first point, was it possible for the faithful student to be prepared for the late mid-years? "Yes," say the Faculty; "the order of examinations was announced before Christmas, allowing plenty of time for reviewing." The answer to this statement is that, though the student had known the order of examinations in September, the regular and thorough performance of his daily duty, theses, and "intellectual conversation," leaves no opportunities for reviewing; and if the Christmas recess is not actually needed for rest, why continue a useless custom? As regards the preparation for recitations and examinations...
...DETAILED account of the proposed athletic meetings is given in another column, and we wish to urge upon all those who are able to compete in anything of this kind, to enter for the contests. This is the first year in which the new Gymnasium will be the scene of our indoor exhibition and it is not too much to wish that the performances may be a great success. The number of competitors will undoubtedly be far larger than ever before, and the novel feature of having a "ladies' day" should spur men on to excel past records. Besides this...