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...being put into shape for the meet. For the past week several surveyors have been laying out the grounds which this year will be entirely different from that of the past two seasons. The getaway, which is to be nearly a half mile long and 150 feet wide, will be at right angles with the one used at the previous meets. It will be constructed as a gravel road and when finished will be covered with oil and other preparation to make it firm...
...collection of books recently bequeathed to Harvard by H.E. Widener '07, who went down with the Titanic, while not wide in range compared to a number of other American collections, is one of the finest in the country. Primarily it is devoted to the famous works of English literature. It includes first editions of Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser, Johnson, Goldsmith, Gray, Keats, and Shelley--indeed, all the great names of the last four centuries. The volumes of modern authors--Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot, Meredith, Stevenson, and the others--are further distinguished by being in many instances copies personally associated with their authors...
Emile Legouis, professor of English Literature at the Sorbonne, has been selected to lecture at the University next winter in accordance with the recent educational arrangement between France and the United States. Dr. Legouis is a scholar of wide distinction in Europe and is the author of many works on English literature. Before assuming his duties at the Sorbonne he was a member of the faculty of the University of Lyons...
...heartiest congratulations to the 1912 track team for the way in which it acquitted itself on Saturday. Although beginning the season with a discouraging lack of experienced men and suffering many setbacks because of bad weather, the squad finally developed into a very strong and well-balanced team. The wide margin of victory on Saturday was the result of determined and united effort, and stands as a splendid tribute to Captain Withington and to every member of his team. To the coaches, also, great credit is due, for this year's team is one developed from inexperienced material...
...solve the modern social problems not only is investigation of causes necessary, but also an organized policy of discipline and order in carrying it out. The union of churches by sects in order to perfect their spheres of local influence was a method to make the system a nation-wide...