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...another column we publish an editorial taken from the Record commenting on the action of the faculty in deciding that the oration shall be delivered in Latin. It sounds as if it had been taken from some faculty report of half a century ago. Yet we think that the Record is more conservative than even its surroundings warrant. Its sister, the Courant, is far ahead of it in its judgment on subjects which are now agitating the college world. In speaking of the success of the partially elective system at Yale, the Courent thus says: "Our ideal culminates...
...class races, for in both cases the ultimate object is the training of players to fill the vacancies which annually occur in the 'Varsity organizations. Naturally enough, the interest attending the games does not reach in intensity that which accompanies the eventful day of the races, yet we think that it is, in a degree, the duty of every under graduate to be present at the games played by his class team. Aside from the mere question of duty, however, we think that men will be well repaid for their trouble. It is not a very bad way to spend...
...correspondent this morning urges the establishment of a course in Common Law. The idea is, we think, excellent, and will meet the approbation of a very large number of students in college. Every man, especially he who intends to go into business, ought to know at least the elements of law; indeed it is a part, and a very essential part of a liberal education to have some insight, however slight, into the wokings of the legal machine, and there is no course in the Law School which is calculated to give this knowledge. Such a course should be comprehensive...
...Higginson spoke first. He did not think drinking intoxicants a sin in itself, like murder and theft. Nobody can call it such a sin. Some claim that intoxicants sharpen the wits, which is not so, and is couriously inconsistent with common facts. Often at our dinners the brightest speeches are made by the cold water men. Following are reasons for total abstinence, (1) every young man should seek to make the best of himself and avoid all the risks (which are great) of intemperance; (2), he should aim at simplicity of habits, striking the key of his life moderately...
...weak is all trash. The following is from his letter of last week: "All things considered, there is no good reason why these men should not be equal to, if not better, than last year. Taking it for granted that Harvard will present her strongest crew, Yale will, I think, have as reasonable a chance as she did last year. To call Yale's chances poor would be an opinion of hopes and fears, and not good judgment on what the crew have done and are doing...