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...Album has been made possible, much credit is due. In the quantity and quality of its pictures, in its literary matter, as well as in its small cost to the buyer, the Album far excels all previous ones and sets a standard which future classes must strive hard to maintain. The Album is a complete record of college life and activities-a record which every man who is leaving college should carry with...
...marks in conferences and the few hour tests that may be held. The system is directly responsible for the very great amount of eleventh-hour "cramming" that exists in the University and makes easy the path of the professional tutor. In addition to encouraging irregular work and helping to maintain a pernicious tutoring system, the placing of such great emphasis upon one or two examinations works great hardship on many a man who, at the time of the finals, may be in poor physical condition, or who for some other good reason may do much less than his best work...
...start the navy crew took a slight lead and both eights were rowing nearly forty strokes to the minute. When the quarter-mile was reached, the two shells were even again, but the University second crew was forced to use a slightly higher stroke to maintain their position. At the half-mile the navy crew began to draw ahead and it continued to increase the lead until one-half mile distant from the finish. The University second crew was unable to raise its stroke for the finish, whereas the Navy eight made a splendid spurt and crossed the line...
...trials for the interclass debate teams from the three upper classes which will be held tonight, should elicit the interest of all men in the University interested in maintaining Harvard's position in intercollegiate debating. The purpose of the series of interclass debates, which has been inaugurated by the Debating Council, is to establish a system whereby material for the University debate teams will be developed. Heretofore, much of this material has been found in the Law School, already developed by experience in other colleges, and sufficient men from the College to maintain strong teams in the intercollegiate contests have...
...render it of more vital interest to a larger number of students than have hitherto participated in any form of argumentation. This scheme of interclass debates, with cups for the members of the winning teams, deserves the heartiest support of all those who believe that debating should maintain a time-honored place among our beneficial "outside interests and activities...