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...CRIMSON has been taken to task for unnecessarily inflaming the undergraduates on the athletic situation. We have been informed that such appeals have little effect upon one portion of the University to which they have been addressed, namely the Faculty...
...confined to securing a balance of trade in agriculture. Practically, there are many obstacles to overcome, and these obstacles are not such as will appeal to conscientious teachers. They appreciate their first duty, and recognize the fact that scholars have no place in a country until the humdrum task of education is provided...
...Photograph Committee's task consists in the compilation of the Class Album, for which it obtains a photograph of every individual member of the class, and of all things of interest to the members of the class, such as University and class teams, Phi Beta Kappa members, Class Day officers, members of the Faculty, Yard buildings and the like...
...firmly believe that the new captain will endeavor to look beyond his own year. But with no established system and no foundation for one, his task will necessarily be restricted. There is no assurance that, however far-seeing the captain's judgement may be, another year may not see a reversal of his plans. Athletic committees change in sentiment as well as in open to make-up; football committees are as open to fickle graduates opinion as the captain. It may be best for one of these bodies to take the steps leading to the establishment and continuance...
...literary side, the first article is by Mr. Altrocchi, who also has a sonnet in this number. If the author falls short of complete effectiveness, it should be said for him that he undertakes a more difficult task than the other contributors. The sonnet ("Ad Astra") shows earnestness of spirit and a sense of form, but it lacks vividness and consistency. It is sometimes conventional, or even prosaic. Mr. Altrocchi's story, "Between Fires," is for the most part well-written, though the time sequence is clumsily handled at one point. The description of the lover's symptoms...