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...generally known that a plan has been under serious consideration to change the University course for those intending to study medicine. A rumor to this effect started in the Medical School last spring and soon spread among the college men who were interested in the subject. At first it was thought to have no foundation, but it now seems to have had good authority, and bids fair to be carried out before another year...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- Much comment has been caused among the students and elsewhere upon the fact that more freshmen were dropped last year than ever before, and one and all unite in saying that it is all because the men of ninety who have thus unceremoniously left their class, chose to "loaf" and "play" during their freshman year, instead of showing that praise worthy and laudable attention to work, which has ever been the leading character of every Harvard freshman. Now a close investigation of the subject shows that a large proportion of these "dropped eggs," were dropped-not because...
...University, as a whole, have accepted the responsibility toward religion which the voluntary system has laid upon them. In addition to the work of the religious societies, class prayer-meetings have been undertaken, and we are encouraged to believe that no young man need miss religious influence among us for lack of companionship or sympathy. On the other hand, we entirely appreciate that a considerable number of students have lived this year without any relation to our work, and we take the liberty of urging parental advice for our assistance. The religious life of the College cannot do more than...
...begin on the 11th of this month at New Haven. Two sets out of three will be required for the winners in all but the finals, which will be the best three out of five. Messrs. Brinley of Trinity, Thatcher of Yale, and Sears and Shaw of Harvard are among the entries. Some close and exciting matches may be looked for, and Harvard's representatives will make a strong fight to wrest the championship from Brinley of Trinity, who now holds...
...poppycock' by the college world at large. This found manifestation in many ways, all marked by an assumption of mystery and standoffishness in everything that related to the societies in any way, however distant. Of late years, however, a strong sentiment of opposition to 'poppycock' has been steadily developing. Among undergraduates the opposition has grown very quietly. In 1884 it was at its height. The Senior Class in that year held a class-meeting to protest against it. Among the present Senior members of Bones there had grown up during Junior year a strong feeling that 'poppycock' ought...