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...prominence which debating now enjoys at Harvard, should somewhat restrain those who are loudest in their complaints of the undue attention which is paid to athletics. It is of course impossible as yet to compare the interest in debating to that in football or baseball, but the fact remains that the debates with Yale and the preparation for them have risen to much importance in the eyes of the college at large. The tendency which this indicates towards the development of the intellectual abilties instead of the athletic, is one which should be zealously encouraged. The debate this evening between...
...present exhibition of photographs by the Camera Club is far superior to any that have preceded it. Although in actual numbers the exhibition of this year is somewhat smaller than that of last year, its artistic and technical value is far greater. The prize pictures of former years are also hung in the present exhibition, and form a basis for comparison with the best pictures taken this year...
Reynolds's greatness lies in the way he observed the colors of nature and imparted them to canvas. Somewhat deficient in draughtsmanship, often excelled by Romney in rendering the beauty of a woman's face, but combining the color of Titian, the grace of Corregio, the depth of Rembrandt, Sir Joshua Reynolds stands unrivalled and alone...
While the methods of development are somewhat old-fashioned, the story is bright and pleasing and the comedy unusually entertaining. Miss Lewis lends to the effect by her songs and dances...
...follows: In 1844-45 the percentage of College students was 42. It then gradually rose till it reached 52 per cent in 1849-50. Then it remained in the neighborhood of 50 per cent till 1855-56, when it suddenly rose to 55 per cent. It then declined somewhat, and from 1859 to 1864 it was again in the neighborhood of 50 per cent; but after the Civil War it declined for four years to about 44 per cent. This decline was probably due to the return from the War of young men whose education had been interrupted. They naturally...