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...King will endeavor to give the very lowest terms possible, and by importing his books directly from the European publishers he will be able to get desired books at the earliest moment and at the smallest cost. He has on hand at all times the catalogues of various publishers of Europe and America, so as to be able to give to callers or buyers a definite and prompt reply in answer to their questions of price and other details regarding books. New books of certain highly esteemed publishers are introduced into the stock just as soon as the book stores...
...time we advanced the opinion that the conduct of the Harvard crew in withdrawing from the Columbia race could not well be justified by the college at large. We formed our opinion at the time on the ground of the decision of Mr. Watson, the referee, and the various statements made at the time of the race. Since then the Harvard crew and its representatives have presented a statement of the matter from their standpoint, containing an explanation of their conduct in leaving New London before the time set for the race. This explanation, it seems to us, is perfectly...
...most successful career. The secretary's books show a membership of about one hundred and eighty. Of this number 28 are from '83; 24 from '84; 15 from '85, and 4 from '86; the rest either being graduates of the college or members of the various schools connected with the university. The last report of the executive committee states "that interest in the debates of the society increased during the past year. The subjects for debate chosen during the last half year, 'Woman Suffrage,' 'Prohibition,' 'Free Trade,' 'Chinese Immigration' and 'Webster's 7th of March Speech,' show the marked preference...
EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: Courses have been given or are now given, I believe, in Historical German and in Scientific German. None, I think, are or have lately been given in what I may call Philological German - the German of the notes to the various classical texts in use in the college - and yet it is well known that the German one meets with in these books is a style of German by itself and difficult or impossible to acquire in any of the ordinary courses in German. Could not some course of this sort be established for the benefit...
...only men of naturally fine athletic abilities, or those who are willing to devote a very considerable proportion of their time to training and practice, enter our sports, and men who have only ordinary strength and ability, but who would much enjoy entering into the various sports of the college as a recreation if a chance were offered, are practically barred out, then I think many will rejoice at any fair move looking towards a change in these customs. At present lacrosse and tennis are about the only sports these men have any chance of entering. As an example...