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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...publish to-day the provisional list of dates for the mid-year examinations. It will be noticed that the examinations begin this year several days earlier than formerly. The reason for this change is not stated; but as the time between the Christmas recess and the first examination is shortened only four days, it is not likely that any one will be inconvenienced by the new arrangement...
...another column we publish a communication urging the establishment of a chair of journalism at Harvard. Each succeeding year witnesses the enlargement of the curriculum by the new courses in modern languages, science and philosophy, but not a step has yet been made to establish a course whose need is greatly felt. The fear either of the total failure, or but partial success, of a course in journalism is what deters the faculty from taking the initiative, and unfortunately there is no precedent at other colleges by which it is easy to judge the benefit of such a course. Lately...
...McCosh of Princeton has written a critical review of "Robert Elsmere," which he will soon publish in pamphlet form...
...another column we publish the report of the auditing committee on athletics, which we recommend to the careful perusal of all interested in the success of our athletic system. The committee is to be congratulated on the reforms it has introduced in the manner of keeping accounts, and although perfection has not by any means been attained, we have every reason to expect that hereafter the expenses of our athletic organizations will not be shrouded by the impenetrable veil of mystery and secrecy which has been far too common in the past. It is pleasant to know that for once...
...another column we publish portions of a long article on "Athletics at Harvard," taken from the Boston Herald. The author of the article is a well known graduate of this college, who, like the great majority of Harvard men is totally disgusted at the phase which athletics have assumed here during the past few years. The successive defeats of Harvard teams are attributed to the intermeddling of the faculty in athletics-an institution which the faculty, in its ill-judged endeavor to remodel and reorganize, has only succeed in working incalculable harm...