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...University soccer team defeated the Newton Centre team on Saturday in a one-sided contest by the score of 8 to 0. While the visiting team had one or two individual stars, their work was offset by the smooth work of the University team...
...been done, for marks would be based upon work done throughout a course. Under such a system there would be an increase of work for those who prepare examinations and correct blue-books, but this and other objections raised against the proposed plan seem to be more than offset by the many advantages that would result...
...Faculty believe that the present period of over two weeks should be shortened; but the general sentiment seems to be that while much time is wasted, no better results will be obtained by increasing the strain at the examination period. Professor Palmer maintains that any loss of time is offset by the benefit which good students receive from the opportunity to thoroughly review and co-ordinate their work...
...field events Harvard has had only one or two reliable point-winners in a number of years, the excellent work of the track men last season being largely offset by mediocre results in the field events. Strangely enough Yale has recently outclassed Harvard in this particular, but this season Captain Gardner seems to be the only star field athlete, and Harvard should make a relatively better showing. The Great need of the 1912 track team is a large squad of field men, whence the coaches may obtain consistent performers in the weights and jumps. If these can be developed, Captain...
...outshine the graduates of the private schools in scholarship at College. The champions of the private schools may say that their graduates do not make the same effort for high scholastic standing as the high school men, and that their loss in this field is more than offset by success in the so-called "outside activities" of College. After all, this answer does little more than beg the question. "Outside activities" may be of great value in an all-round education, but when they are offered as a substitute for the essential work of College, their value is obviously overestimated...