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...Scratch races take place at the boat-house to-morrow morning at 11 A. M. The races are as follows: Senior scullers; Four-oared barges; Junior scullers; Six-oared barges. The entrance-fee is fifty cents, and must be paid in advance. The entry-book is at Sever's, and it is earnestly requested that all entries may be made by four o'clock...
...examinations for Second-year Honors in the Classics take place to-day, to-morrow, and Monday...
...next debate in English 6 will take place on Thursday, May 8. Subject, - Resolved, that Grouchy was responsible for the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. All members of the University are invited to be present, and will be permitted to leave at any time during the debate, which begins...
ATHLETICS.The track on Jarvis Field is at the present writing completed, all but the rolling, which will take some time longer. It has been an exceedingly costly piece of work, and we hope that any assessment which may possibly be made will be paid up promptly and cheerfully. Now that the work is complete, it will not need renewing for a series of years, and we may also congratulate ourselves on having the only cinder path this side of Mott Haven, New York. The track has been carefully resurveyed, 18 inches removed from the inside all round...
...effect of the new system on the "middle class," the moderately good scholars, it is asserted that these men will be encouraged to take "soft" electives and to work for marks. This, apparently, is the only sound objection that has been offered; but the writer does not seem to realize that this is an evil, not of the new system merely, but of any honor-system whatever. So long as honors are offered men are likely to neglect their real gain in working for them. It must be borne in mind that an honor-system necessarily starts with the supposition...