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...that relief will appear in the form of another song. In fact, the play contains approximately half the customary number of musical selections, and the appeal to attention is frankly on the side of the story, with what amounts to incidental numbers, both songs, and dances, introduced for the sake of variety. The chorus of "Copper Moon" would have gained in effectiveness had it been sung "off stage"; and in several cases a faster tempo would have improved the spirit of the songs...
...keeping them constantly in dread of quizzes and examinations? It is certainly very odd of Professor Eucken to think that students can expand their own intellects, and that "they derive a real advantage only from work which is carried on with pleasure and with love solely for its own sake?" Exchange professors happily teach us this, besides many other things, that "there is a world elsewhere...
...Association, and in the Winter Carnival, the Columbian Indoor Relay Carnival, and others, Continuous work during the winter is essential for a good showing in the spring. Though it need not be so strenuous as in the regular training season, it should at least be regular. Thus, for the sake of the future prospects of the team, it is hoped that a large number of men will show their interest in the winter season by attending the meeting tonight...
...Advocate announces a literary competition for undergraduates in which a first prize of $200 and a second prize of $50 are offered. Six subjects are announced as follows: Athletics at Harvard as a Sport for its Own Sake; Shall Athletics at Harvard be made Compulsory in order to Count for a Degree; Section Meetings versus the Tutorial System; The Unknown Student at Harvard; How Shall the Intellectual Curiosity of Harvard Men be Stimulated; Shall the Price of Education at Harvard be Reduced? These subjects have intentionally been phrased so that writers can take any point of view they choose...
...other fields than athletics, are shown as they appeared in their undergraduate days. A youthful likeness of Phillips Brooks, and his Regent street photograph are reproduced. There are also several scenes from recent plays by the Dramatic Club, though the scenes seem to have been chosen more for the sake of the players than for the sake of the plays...