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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...view them too curiously...
...Society of Christian Brethren is one of the few College societies that have a distinctly religious end in view. The members meet. once a week to sing hymns, to pray, to encourage one another to be good men. and to further, individually and collectively, upright living and noble deeds. It thus fills a place in College that could not be filled as well by any other society, with, perhaps, one exception. It is evident, however, that what makes the society fill its place so well is not the purely religious part of its work. There would hardly be found within...
...cases mentioned, and in allowing ladies to use a laboratory on days when students do not, the authorities have been actuated simply by courtesy, and by the spirit of liberalism which has done so much for the College during the past few years? From the point of view of the writer, there is, undoubtedly, a certain indecision in the action of the authorities; and the Corporation may, perhaps, very soon be called upon to define the position of the College with regard to co-education. For the present, however, we do not think that it can fairly be said that...
...wish to call attention, though in no faultfinding spirit, to the manner in which Fine Arts I has to be conducted. Unfortunately, so many students have elected this course that the instructor cannot give as much time to each one as is essential to intelligent progress; and in view of this fact, some step should be taken to make the course equally profitable to all who have elected it for the purpose of getting the best results. To expect a student to wait a half hour for his turn with the instructor without losing his equanimity, to say nothing...
BEFORE long '84 will, in all probability, receive a challenge from Columbia to row a race in Freshman eights. In view of this, we wish to show '84 that Freshman racing outside of the College is advantageous neither to the College at large, the University Crew, nor the class itself. In the first place, we must say, that because '83 Harvard defeated '83 Columbia, there is no reason why '84 Columbia should feel bound to challenge our Freshmen; nor need our Freshmen feel bound to accept if they do receive a challenge. '84 was practically no part of either college...