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Many opinions are expressed about this lack of success, and a quite prevalent one is that the Glee Club in its attempt to sing some of the more difficult glees is rather too ambitious. The individual talent of the Club is not more than fair; the united efforts often seem strained and affected. To sing the songs of the Apollo or Boylston Club is indeed a laudable ambition, but to expect in so doing to meet entire success is presumptuous...
This piece is written, not for the purpose of fault-finding, but with the earnest hope that a little more energy will be shown in musical circles in college. It is not from a lack of musical talent in Harvard students that we have no more nor better music here, nor again from a lack of first tenor voices. It is energy that is lacking...
...rowing, and promise to make good men for the University; and the candidates are, as a whole, equal to the average Freshmen crew. Messrs. Schwartz and Crocker of last year's 'Varsity are coaching them with marked success. Mr. Schwartz in particular gives surprising evidence of a decided talent for coaching, the benefit of which we trust the 'Varsity may also enjoy. The Columbia and Yale Freshmen have been challenged; at the time of writing no answer has been received from either, though the daily papers announce that Columbia declines. Yale would prefer a six-oar race, but our Freshmen...
...article on "Radicalism in College" which represents by itself the literary talent of Williams, in the last Athenoeum, is sensible and thoughtful. In a young man radicalism is indeed an essential quality. It is only the exaggeration of enthusiasm, and at our age enthusiasm cannot be too much exaggerated, at least at Harvard, where it is certainly not a drug in the market, whatever may be the case at Williams...
...poems are all good, so that it is hardly possible to speak of any particularly. But the poems by Loring will probably be more eagerly read than any others in the collection. He had, perhaps, more poetic talent than any of the other contributors, and his sad fate, too, has led many to be interested in whatever he has written. Some of his poems are here, we believe, for the first time published in book form...