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...Greek the Republic of Plato in Greek, and can take Philosophy 5, in which, among other things, Locke's theories of government are expounded, one can gain some knowledge of this subject, but only to a narrow extent and at a disproportionate outlay of time and labor. A pressing need at Harvard, therefore, is that a special course should be given by either the department of Philosophy or of the Political Sciences, which shall present a critical and historical exposition of the political theories of Plato and Aristotle among the Greeks, of Cicero's "Republic," of the early doctrine...
...disparagement of our own college, nor to under-rate the indisputable advantages of a university, but we would ask that this unavoidable barer be reduced to a minimum and that between instructor and student there exist a closer and more friendly relation. Many of our professors recognize this need and have endeavored to become better acquainted with the students by setting apart one or more evenings a week for formal receptions. The effect of this upon both must be most excellent. If an instructor sees that there are those who look up to him for counsel and advice as well...
Last year the faculty recognized the need of co-operation, and announced that there would be, at times, conferences, on matters of common interest between them and the students. One such conference was held, as to whether the experiment was successful or not, we are left in the dark. At any rate we have never had anything else of the kind, unless we except the recent foot ball hearing...
...intimacy can we explain the liberty so often taken in getting off these "grinds." Another reason possibly why such a publication as the Aegis is successful in the smaller colleges, is that the smaller colleges have fewer papers, certainly nothing like the Harvard Lampoon, and therefore supply the need in another way. College wit has to break out somewhere, if not in a Lampoon, in an Aegis...
...chiefly to benefit the men who have hitherto belonged to no organization, to have such men feel some interest in their exercise so that they will work more regularly, that the squads have been undertaken again. No man need feel that he is too poor a gymnast to enroll his name. Every man will have an equal chance. What is wanted now is that men should go to the gymnasium and put down their names for some one of the squads and then leaders can be selected and assigned. Leaders need not be great experts themselves if they are only...