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...select committee of the United States Senate, at the late session of the Senate, reported in favor of establishing a national university at Washington...
...speakers to represent Harvard against Yale are to be chosen by competitive debate to-night. At the same time the judges will select those who, by the vote of the old Union, are to become the charter members of the new society. We have stated before that the proposed reform was one which will work eventually, if not immediately, for the interests of public speaking at Harvard. We still feel that in saying this we are expressing the sentiment of the college at large, in spite of the criticism of a certain speaker at the last meeting of the Union...
...occupation for a man who is to be a husband and father is of the greatest importance. The occupation for women is aid out by nature, but man has a large range to select from. It makes a great difference whether the occupation fits the man and the man the occupation. Selections made late in life are usually unsuccessful, therefore choose right to begin with. The question now arises as to how to make this choice. The only answer to be given is to choose the occupation which you enjoy most...
...late the Classical Library has been frequented by a small and select number of men who have chosen it as the most eligible place for the audible pursuit of their studies. They arrive soon after breakfast, and use the room as a stamping ground on which to disport themselves for the rest of the day. In consequence, the ordinary books of reference are monopolized, wordy discussions are the regular thing, and the patience of peaceful readers is put to a severe strain. Of course most of the offenders are lower classmen; and until they are old enough to learn that...
...special meeting of the Harvard Union last evening, a hot discussion lasting over three hours, was brought up by the amendment made to the constitution one week ago tonight. It will be remembered that the amendment provided that at the competitive debate to be held next Friday evening to select speakers to meet Yale, the judges should select the best twelve men, the first three to debate with Yale, the whole twelve to form the nucleus of the new society. In addition, those members who spoke in the last Yale debate were also to be charter members. At the meeting...