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Whenever we hear the word "forum," we have a sudden vision of Cicero standing in the Roman Forum, wearing a flowing Roman toga, and making the speeches which were the bane of our lives a few years ago; we never imagine that the forum is a present day possibility. But men acquainted with English universities, especially Oxford, realize that the forum does not belong to historical Rome alone; it is today a great force in training university men in thoughtful discussions of important topics of the day. An impressive list is made when the names of the greatest Englishmen...
...granted by the school and have constituted 46 per cent. of the men elected to the Law Review. Moreover, the classes in which the largest proportion of degrees with distinction were awarded to Harvard men have also had the largest representation of Harvard men on the Review. In the sudden drop from the average which occurred last year the parallel is still evident; for, accompanying a representation of only 23 per cent. among the men who received their degrees cum laude, the Harvard men had a representation of only 13 per cent. on the Law Review. It appears safe...
...Harvard men are of greatest resistance for men from other colleges, the Harvard men are likely to represent a lower standard of ability displayed before entering the school. Such a theory might well account for a general low standing of Harvard men, but it can hardly apply to a sudden decline. If such a condition prevails, it must have developed within the last two years, for until last year the balance, which is now against the Harvard men, stood decidedly in their favor. Though the proportion of Harvard students enrolled in the school at any time before 1911 averaged only...
...University lacrosse team easily defeated the Springfield Lacrosse Club last Saturday in a very one-sided contest by the score of 24 to 0. The visitors were seriously handicapped by the sudden loss of several regulars, and consequently did not make as good a showing as they have earlier in the season...
...showed marked improvement as a result of their short period of practice. The teams give promise of developing a speedy game under the new rules. The defence of both teams was consistently good, and though team A was the more aggressive during the first period, team B developed a sudden strong driving power in the second period which resulted in its only touchdown...