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...services of Dr. Sievers; but judging from the facts so far made known, we think there is reason for congratulating the University for the refusal of the Doctor to come to America. Dr. Sievers is one of the highest authorities in Europe on German philology; and if Harvard had needed nothing but a professor in German philology, no one would have regretted more the failure of securing such a strong scholar than the Crimson. But it seems the Corporation, in its anxiety to get high authorities in their proper departments for our University, has allowed itself for the present...
...meetings but once a month, the cry of too many societies will die out; the papers read and the questions discussed can be done much better; the attendance will undoubtedly be larger, and the whole will have more backbone and spirit. It can hardly be denied that they all need, or, at least, could stand, a great deal of improvement, and this we think could be done by adopting what is suggested. The question arises often, whether, after all, the College does not furnish us enough work, and whether the time used in attending to the calls of the many...
...both colleges on a firm basis, and consequently we cannot too deeply deplore the unfavorable reply of our sister college. The zeal of our athletes must not be relaxed in any way, however, as we still have to defend our claim to the championship cup, and we shall need quite as much careful preparation for this as would be necessary, if the athletic men from New Haven were willing to meet us. We hope, at least, that Yale will have sufficient enterprise to send some representatives to Mott Haven; and sometime in the future, when she has gained a little...
...perhaps quite as well executed as any thing which followed. The "Funeral March of a Marionette" would have been improved by a little more attention to accentuation; it lacked its full delicacy and grace. The same criticism might be made on the "Toujours ou Jamais," which did not need such a heavy accompaniment. So good, however, was the performance in most respects, and so marked was the improvement made since the last concert, that we hope for great things next year. The fact that the Pierian can do so much better than we thought only makes us more critical...
...need none where the violets glancing...