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EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON:-At the Union Athletic Club sports, Wednesday evening, a large number of college men were among the audience. Of course, all that induced them to attend the meeting on such a stormy evening, and in the midst of their semi-annual examinations at that, was the desire of supporting by their presence the men who represented the Harvard Athletic Association. Now, if these men had gone in together and had occupied one part of the hall, there might have been some hearty cheering to encourage their representatives, but as it was, the only applause they could give...
...critical period of the year, and many complaints have found their way to your columns, yet I must again ask you to publish a request to members of the freshman class to remember that, though they may have no pressing work on hand, yet others are engaged in the "semi-annual grind." Last night, while studying with a tutor, I was greatly troubled by a freshman disturbance, and it is to be hoped that no more complaints may be rendered necessary by the same cause...
There will be no more geological seminars until after the semi-annuals...
...compared with the more recent announcement, namely, that the examination in Elocution will occur on Jan. 23. If the later date is of no importance to those There is no part of the half-year in which we are all so busy as the last few days before the semi-annuals, unless it is while they are actually going on. I, therefore, learn with surprise that the fourth junior theme will be due only two days before the first examination. Only one thing could show more disregard for our convenience, and that would be to call for the fifth theme...
...surprised to learn that the instructor in junior themes has seen fit to require another theme from the class before the semi-annual examinations. This fact is the more remarkable as one half the work of the year is already accomplished in their course, for the work consists of six themes, and of these three have already been handed in. There is therefore no necessity for requiring the fourth theme until after the examinations; in fact we believe it has been the universal custom to divide the work evenly between the first and second half-year. The remaining few weeks...