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...view of these facts the change in the calculation of the general scale will meet with the approval of most students, and will offer additional encouragement to make the most of the "elective" years...
...schools one learns more or less of the college methods which always gives a great advantage. Men who have been fitted differently, however, and those who have come from the smaller schools, often with difficulty manage to pass the admission papers, although they may be better versed in the general knowledge of subject, but have not been fitted with the one object of entering Harvard in view, as have those from the large schools. As a result the men from the schools manage to get through a large part of the freshman work on the strength of their...
...view of these facts, the board of managers have seen fit to offer him extra inducements to retain the position. Every member will endorse them in this action, and we feel sure that we voice the general sentiment of the college when we urge upon the superintendent to consider carefully the needs of the society before deciding to give up his present office...
Hitherto in the calculation of the general scale of marks by the faculty for the four years each year has had more weight than the following year, i. e., the freshman year has counted more than the sophomore year, the sophmore more than the junior, and so on. Hereafter each year's work will have equal value in the calculation of the general scale...
...class of athletes is made up of those who give most of their time and energy to boating, base-ball, foot-ball and general gymnastics. Those who take part in these sports are chosen on account of their peculiar fitness for the position to be filled. A candidate for the university crew must possess at the outset a large and vigorous frame, must be especially strong in the back, loins and legs, and have great powers of endurance. These qualifications, we say, must be possessed at the outset, or a man cannot hope for a place in a college...