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...system, the stale stock arguments being brought up against it, and aimed very plainly against the particular case of Harvard. "He declares," says this Boston paper, "that an American boy of eighteen is not competent to select the studies which will give him the most valuable training or best fit him for active life. Any one," it continues, "who has watched the tendency and effect of the elective system must heartily indorse Dr. Crosby's conclusions, in which, we are sure, he voices the earnest feeling of a large portion of the alumni of Harvard." We do not feel prepared...
...from Monday. It appears, furthermore, that the faculty has no power to grant the desired extension. All that they can do is to consider the matter and send the petition with their recommendation to the corporation and board of overseers, who will grant it or not, as they see fit. It is not probable, however, that there will be time to take action upon the matter this year, and it looks as if we shall be obliged to put up with the short recess this year, at least...
...saves a cut by so doing, the custom is a disagreeable one, to say the least. Within the last two weeks the exercises have been seriously interrupted half a dozen times by a few men coming in half a minute late. As long as the corporation see fit to inflict us with morning prayers, it behooves us to attend, when we do attend, in a gentlemanly manner. We hope that the freshmen will soon learn by experience to calculate their time to a better advantage...
...unnecessary to say anything about freshman courage; the college can judge that as it sees fit...
...last spring the faculty had taken no notice at all of athletics; but, at that time, it seemed best to them to appoint a committee of three to look into the matter and to take such action in any direction as they might deem fit. The members of this committee were all very strongly of the opinion that athletics are essential to the highest welfare of the students; but, at the same time, they saw tendencies growing in the manner of conducting athletics which, unless checked, would be likely to more than offset all the advantages which...