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...popularity of the study of economic subjects is again shown by the large sections enrolled in Political Economy I. It is a very favorable sign of the times that this course, although one of the acknowledged "hard" courses, should always be elected by such a large number of students. It is another answer to one of the strongest objections urged by the opponents of the elective system, who contend that when a student is allowed his choice of studies the tendency will be towards electing those subjects that are less difficult. But the fact that in every class a majority...
...last six years. It is the same that Bancroft, the best boating man known at Harvard for years, taught his crew in 1876, and which the Harvard crew pulled in their victorious races of '77, '78 and '79. The feature of the Harvard stroke is still the hard catch at the beginning. The stroke consists of a firm catch, using the back and shoving with the legs, while the arms are not used in the first part, being kept straight until the hands are above the knees. Then the arms are bent and the oar-handle drawn well...
...balls and make brilliant stops and catches, but they do not seem to know the little points of the game, but go to pieces at the first critical point. However, to lose a game by such an accident as the one of yesterday is certainly an instance of hard luck...
...cannot but speak of the captain of the nine in this connection. He has worked hard and faithfully for the interests of the nine and for Harvard. Assuming the duties of his office at a time when everything looked bright for Harvard, he has met with the bitterest disappointment. The only consolation he has is that Harvard's lack of success is not in any way due to his poor playing or his mismanagement. His playing throughout the year can be characterized in no other way than as brilliant, and his management has been eminently satisfactory. To have the pleasure...
...Seymour I. Hudgens is away from Cambridge, hard at work with the crew at the New London quarters, it is to be hoped that the subscribers for his little but handsome volume of poetry, "Exeter, School Days and Other Poems," will not forget their obligations to him, and accordingly call in at Moses King's book-store, and get their copies before leaving Cambridge for the summer vacation. Although the book was made chiefly for the subscribers, and its cost was incurred by reason of confidence in the subscribers, a number of copies additional were made to supply such additional...