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"One of the chief reasons for carelessness and loss of interest in college work, is the policy of many of the professors in not giving out term and examination marks. It is not surprising that the inability to find out anything about one's stand, finally leads to indifference - not...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/23/1895 | See Source »

It is surprising to find how decidedly "fresh" even Harvard students can be occasionally. The sort of performance that occurs more or less regularly at Memorial Hall when visitors are in the gallery, and which was particularly objectionable last night must be stopped. If as is evidently the case, there...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/7/1894 | See Source »

In total number enrolled Harvard holds a clear lead of six hundred over her nearest rival, the University of Michigan. And yet of the eight departments mentioned, including what are grouped under the general head of "other schools," Harvard leads every other college in but one, - the college proper. Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/4/1894 | See Source »

The completeness and ease of the victory were surprising, but were clearly the result of superior playing. That Butterworth would outclass any Princeton fullback, there had been no question whatever; but it had been expected that Princeton's rush line would be strong and that her newly developed interference would...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Defeats Princeton. | 12/3/1894 | See Source »

On the whole the showing made by the 'varsity eleven at New York on Saturday was most encouraging. The playing in the first half was so sharp, so lively throughout, that it was not surprising that the men who had been in training but a short time should weaken toward...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/29/1894 | See Source »

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