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WITH the commencement of the present college year, the privilege of voluntary recitations is extended to the Junior class, and upon '80 rests the responsibility of the success of this new step towards a university system. We trust that the confidence of the Faculty has not been misplaced, and that this immunity, now first granted to the Juniors, will not be abused, but treated with such prudence and discretion that the system may soon be still further extended, until Harvard shall become a real university, free from the restrictions which are requisite in high schools, but no longer necessary...
Last Wednesday I entered the dining-hall with a firm step and a heavy appetite. I had been invigorated by a long pull at the oar and a short one at the bar. Smiling with satisfaction, I passed by tables laden with oranges and roast turkey. I determined to order turkey. I like...
...will not abuse it, and they are hardly complimented by the assertion that they will be "tempted to cut on any pretext." Their present high rank is a sufficient warranty of their future conduct, and we feel confident that they will not willingly permit the failure of the first step toward that freedom which is the highest incentive to manly work...
...that an athletic meeting is to be held at Mott Haven for school-boys only. Each boy entering must show a certificate of good standing signed by the master of his school. This scheme, properly carried out, should be a grand success, and will prove to be a long step in the right direction. If such schools as Exeter, St. Paul's, etc., would make more of a feature of athletic outdoor sports, - make it a part of the course, in fact, - and provide proper instructors in running, walking, etc., the advantage would be incalculable; the gain would...
...better time for it than the week of the University race at New London. If any decision in this matter is to be reached this summer it ought to be made at once, to enable the contestants to make the necessary preparations. As Mr. Livingston has taken the first step, it is only fair for his college to support him, and we understand that if a formal challenge is received from Yale it will be favorably considered...