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...appearance of a young man who went to several rooms in the yard buildings last evening asking for money to get to his home, and who was found, by a comparison of his stories, to be an imposter, suggests the need of greater watchfulness on the part of both watchmen and students. There is a rule posted in every entry forbidding peddlers, beggars, etc., from entering under penalty of arrest; but chiefly through the fault of the students this has become a dead letter. Few if any of the forbidden visitors are even deterred by the sign and the students...
...usual, the freshmen do not pay any attention to the call for the fall scratch races but either intend not to have any races this year or are putting off signing for some unknown reason. There is no need for the freshmeh to cause so much trouble to the management. If they intend to sign at all let them do so at once. The fall races are well worth rowing and are always interesting. Freshmen need feel no hesitation about entering, for it makes no difference whether a man can row well...
...urgent need has long been felt in college for some sort of course on the study of the Bible from the layman's point of view. This need the college authorities have tried to meet in the course of lectures on Bible study which begins tonight. In the twelve lectures offered the best known instructors in the various departments will speak of the Bible from their several standpoints A more interesting method of treating the subject could hardly be devised, and the instructors and students who have arranged this course should receive the active support of every man in college...
...distinctiye character to Class Day, and would revive associations of early college days, which would be far more enjoyable than the common place notions centering around the dress suit. The only valid objection which can be urged against the scheme is its cost. But investigation shows that the expense need not be above ten dollars perman...
...proceeds to a more elaborate discussion of the proposed reduction to three years. He explains the working of the proposed system which seems to be rendered necessary in view of the relatively advanced age which statistics show to be the average one in each freshman class. He argues the need of a better distinction than is possible at Harvard at present between graduate and undergraduate work. As the present elective system has now brought together in the same lecture room undergraduates of all classes it is impossible to take such advantage of the maturity of the seniors as might otherwise...