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...York Alumni Association of the Phillips Exeter Academy held their sixth annual dinner at the Hoffman House, Wednesday evening. Not only was the banquet productive of important results socially, but various measures for furthering the interests of the academy were discussed at length. Steps were taken toward the building of a chemical laboratory, and resolutions were made informally to increase the number of scholarships and to improve the library. The old question of raising the instructors' salaries was broached, but it was deemed impracticable to arrive at any favorable decision until the endowment could be increased...
...these meetings will come off so soon, it is very desirable that the various candidates and teams should work hard in order hat some records may be broken. The success of the Mott Haven team rests in a degree upon the success of these meetings, and it is the desire of the officers of the association that a large number of entries should be made. The Mott Haven team is in need of men to put the shot and throw the hammer-the object of these meetings being to develop such...
...World, is a strong advocate of the formation of a college chair of journalism, believing that by this means a stronger inducement will be offered to the undergraduates to adapt themselves more thoroughly to this occupation in life, and that in this way the tone and matter of the various publications will be perceptibly improved. Is there anything to hinder Harvard from trying the experiment by way of having a few lectures on the subject...
...these branches are uncertain. The tug-of-war team are not working very hard, and the outlook for winning first prize at Mott Haven is indeed poor. As this is the last week of examination, we hope that next week we shall see more men in training for the various teams...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- Much has been said recently about the lack of significance attaching to the various degrees given by the colleges of the country. It is claimed with a great deal of justice that these degrees offer no criterion by which the merits of the recipients can be judged. When we think, however, of the vast differences which prevail in standards and in methods, we must be convinced that it is impossible at present to lay down any common rule by which degrees are to be awarded. But it is very surprising to find sometimes that degrees...