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OUR Visiting Committee for 1875 - 76 have made their report. While they find the College generally in a satisfactory and improving condition, changes are suggested in almost all the departments. In the department of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy, although "the young men are stimulated to think for themselves upon controverted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/26/1877 | See Source »

Now this old mat had a peculiar value in my eyes, for it not only served the usual purpose of mats, but it was a transmittendum, and a very venerable one, too. Long years ago one of those New England boys of the bean-pole structure, who entered college at...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A TRANSMITTENDUM. | 1/12/1877 | See Source »

Mr. Crowninshield's remarks meet my entire approbation, with the exception, perhaps, of that portion of them which relates to the rowing-weights. I can conceive that a moderate use of the weights, or, better, of the rowing apparatus may be useful, and need not be irksome. Just after the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 12/15/1876 | See Source »

Two years ago I gave up this custom in disgust at the adherence of Harvard to the worst faults in rowing. And this is a mild term to use, for I can truly say that I have never seen an individual member of a Harvard crew show that the first...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 12/15/1876 | See Source »

Perhaps a better plan would be to begin with men of the Freshman class who shall not be expected to row in races till the Junior year. This would give them time to mature as to physique, and I deprecate, strongly, the practice of racing colts.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 12/15/1876 | See Source »