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...marred by spectacles which border closely on the disgraceful. The extent to which the struggles for the flowers have been carried may be well enough when there is no one in the question but men, but to the crowd of ladies who are gathered to watch the sport the sight cannot help becoming now and then revolting. When a man's shirt is torn clean from his back, he is certainly not in a state, no matter what extenuating circumstances there may be, to be in the centre of that crowd of on-lookers. And there is absolutely no reason...
...unfortunately lacked much that spontaneous gratitude which the college owes to the team. There seems to have been a general impression that Harvard was going to come out on top in track athletics simply because it did so well last year. The fact seems to have been lost sight of that while Harvard has lost some of her best men since last year, the standard of track athletics in the other colleges has been distinctly increasing. There are in the team very few men who are natural winners; almost all have had to reach the position they now hold...
...simultaneously to books on art and to the works of art themselves. No scheme could be more advantageous to the Fine Arts department, especially, as in the carrying out of this scheme, Gore Hall one of the pet architectural aversions of the Fine Arts department, would be removed from sight...
...will keep his ticket to himself. Conversely it is expected the one who has not invested in such a ticket will not make use of the ticket of anyone else, thus making one ticket do double service. Unfortunately some of the men in college have lately been losing sight of the strictly honest way of looking at the matter of non-transferable tickets. The associations rely on the honesty of the men to keep to the conditions under which the tickets are sold, and the men should make it a point of college honor not to violate this contract...
Examinations for both second year and final honors in classics will be held in Sever 32, May 7 and 9, and June 8 and 15. On Saturday, at 9.30 a. m., is the translation at sight of passages from Greek authors; on Monday, May 9, the translation of passages from Latin authors at 9.30 a. m.; at 2 p. m. on Monday the general paper, relating to history, grammar and mythology. On June 8, is the paper in Greek Composition, on June 15 that in Latin Composition, these examinations being identical with the examinations in Greek III and Latin...