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...University, spoke eloquently of Harvard. The grand old school, he said, was never old and never would be. Its history was rapidly reviewed and the leading part its students had taken in all great National movements. At its close, Rev. Thomas Van Ness made some humorous remarks on the various characteristics of Harvard, ironically referring to those 'fresh water colleges' which did not enjoy the advantages of an old and heavily-endowed school. This brought out a bright reply from Judge Wilbur F. Stone, to the effect that most of the statesmen and men of affairs had come from interior...
...subject when once selected. Writers are especially advised to consult more than one standard authority and to revise their work with great care. The modern French method of magazine writing may be followed to advantage. This system provides for an introduction and the division of the essay proper under various legitimate, well ordered heads. The exposition should be as concise as possible and ought to exhibit independent thorough study. The speaker properly complained of a desire upon the part of many writers to assimilate rather than to invent and on the part of more, rather to arrange the work...
...Popular Science Monthly gives cigarette, cigar, pipe, Turkish pipe as the order in which the various methods of smoking are harmful...
...several years we have gotten much pleasure and instruction from lectures in Political Economy, History, and Philosophy, given under the auspices of various societies. The Philosophical and Historical Clubs have thus been a direct help, not only to their individual members, but to the college at large. Yet no society has yet offered a course of talks or lectures on one very interesting topic, English Literature. It is acknowledged that, to put it mildly, we have not too many electives in the subject. Accordingly, a few lectures in Sever would not only supplement the regular college work, but they would...
...Saturdays CRIMSON we published the programme of the benefit to the University Boat Club, which is to be given on the twenty-seventh of next month. As therein stated, the enterprise is the result of hearty co-operation on the part of the various class and university teams, and we feel sure that the students at large will show their appreciation of the work involved in this movement in a most substantial manner. The exhibition will give men such a chance to show visitors the real methods and results of our gymnasium work as has never previously been given...