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Coming so soon after the mighty upheaval at Hell Gate the explosion in the less infernal confines of College House will hardly attract its proper share of attention from the outside press. Yet the catastrophe of last night is the most serious that has be-fallen the college since our worthy yard watchman found a piece of wire-wound broomstick with a firecracker inserted in one end, and promptly reported the authorities a diabolical plot to blow up the dormitory buildings of the college. If matters do not make an immediate change for the better, it will not be many...
...President Robinson is careful not to make the elective system a hobby. It is a serious question, 'To what extent shall the system of electives be carried?' It is with him a matter of grave inquiry 'whether to exchange so widely, as so many seem disposed to do, the long-established methods of our American Colleges for foreign university methods - as, for example, to make all college studies elective - does not presuppose and require an extent and degree of previous training not yet possible to be attained in our preparatory schools; whether its effect with a large class of students...
...made towards the system as practised here, seem to imply very forcibly that the other colleges are thinking the system a good one, and realizing that without it they cannot compete with advancing Harvard. "President Robinson is careful not to make the elective system a hobby. It is a serious question. To what extent shall the system of electives be carried." This caution is commendable, as caution is always commendable. It is fortunate for Brown, and all the other colleges as well, that Harvard was willing to try the system first; and it has been fortunate for Harvard that...
...good deal of life in the boat; there is little or no hang at either end of the stroke; and improvement has been made in keeping the pressure on all through the stroke, so that there is little let up. All the men have more or less serious individual faults. Bow: rowed in '87 freshman crew; chief fault is tendency to raise his hand at the finish instead of drawing them in straight; this makes him finish rather poorly, and shortens his stroke at the end; it also makes him feather under water. 2: never rowed before; strong...
...coming in for 1885 6, give promise of a larger number of students for the 'Annex' than it has ever before had, and yet it is impossible to receive more pupils in our present narrow quarters. In short, the vigorous growth of our undertaking places us in the most serious embarrassment. We have either to cramp its farther development or make provision for its increase...