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...understand that the leader of the brass band is having no little difficulty in getting the men in the band together for practice. The college depends on the band, not, to be sure, for the winning of some new championship from Yale, but rather for some good outdoor concerts later in the spring. The band too is an organization which is destined materially to help Harvard's reputation for musical ability. We hope therefore that in neither of these particulars, enjoyment or reputation, the college is to be disappointed. A little practice now on the part of the members...
...understand that the leader of the brass band is having no little difficulty in getting the men in the band together for practice. The college depends on the band, not, to be sure, for the winning of some new championship from Yale, but rather for some good outdoor concerts later in the spring. The band too is an organization which is destined materially to help Harvard's reputation for musical ability. We hope therefore that in neither of these particulars, enjoyment or reputation, the college is to be disappointed. A little practice now on the part of the members...
...library is rather small, but small as it is, we should be glad to use it more. Books can be taken out only on Saturday, to be returned Monday. Probably remembering their own youthful tastes, the authorities have forbidden the reading of any such books as Roderick Random, or Tristram Shandy; Smollet, Fielding, and Sterne are tabooed, and the principal works provided for our perusal are the Patent-Office Reports, and the Congressional Record...
...disregard of the ordinary methods of crediting student's work is shown in this. One day a student came to him to ask his mark for the month. It was when recitations were taken into account and marked on a scale of eight. Professor Sophocles, after a moments thought, rather curtly replied, "It's three." Perceiving the student's look of disgust, he asked, "Would you like to know your mark for next month? Well, that's three also...
Last fall when the candidates for the university crew met for the first time in Capt. Storrow's room, the outlook was not very encouraging. There were present only two men of last year's crew, while the most available men among the others were rather light in weight, and had but one year's experience in rowing. This year's crew, it was felt, would not be remarkable either for its size or strength. If anything was to be accomplished, it must be done by superior skill and activity. This fact was appreciated by Captain Storrow and his crew...