Word: subject
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...subject for the fourth Junior Theme, A Division, is "A Christmas Story" (for a child under fourteen). The theme is due January...
...meeting of the Finance Club on Monday evening a paper on "Population" was read, and the subject was discussed. The paper on "The Provisions of the Resumption Act" was postponed until the next meeting, which will be held on January 13. It was voted that members of the Faculty should be admitted to membership on the same terms as undergraduates. A committee was appointed to confer with the Philosophical Society and the Art Club in relation to joining with them in giving a course of lectures...
...writing to the "Spirit" for the last month uncontradicted, if his sentiments were opposed to those of the college. The New York Herald says that the article in our sporting column was instrumental in causing Cornell to withdraw her challenge. The withdrawal of that challenge is a subject of regret; but we must confess that Cornell has availed herself of a poor pretext, if, as is currently reported, she has made use of our sporting column for that purpose. The position of the two colleges is this: if Oxford accepts Harvard's challenge, we must go abroad...
...follow the example. It has been suggested, however, that the Art Club, the Philosophical Club, and the Finance Club combine for this purpose. The general aims of these three societies are the same, and each of them is willing to do anything towards securing lectures on its special subject; by combining they could give us a full course of lectures which would be both varied, interesting, and profitable. One society, we understand, has already taken some steps in this matter, and the other two are disposed to look favorably upon it. If the Faculty hesitate to use their independent powers...
...Courant is non-committal on the subject of an American Henley, but suggests that there be a single race for class crews. There is another boating letter from "A Yale Graduate," from which we clip the following: "Our sister university is undoubtedly cock of the walk as regards rowing, at least for the present, and she knows it. We admire her wonderful crew, as does everybody else, and say 'Go over the water, friends, and clean out those blarsted Hinglishmen, and may God bless you!' We would n't pluck a single leaf from her well-earned laurels...