Word: ares
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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The second crews are working steadily, each confident of success. Probably no very fine rowing will be displayed by them, yet the race will afford fun for the contestants and amusement for the spectators.
Mr. Dana spoke of a proposed change in the constitution, which should be altered so as to allow graduates to be members, and which looked to the appointment of a treasurer from among the graduates. This measure is to be brought forward next fall. Whether the treasurer is to be...
The pamphlet containing a "prospectus" of the "Examinations for Women in 1874," which represents what Harvard is willing to do in the cause of female education, has just been issued. It is gotten up with much care, and is well calculated to convey an accurate idea of the requirements that...
The experiment is one which ought to succeed, and it is to be hoped that no false pride or diffidence on the part of young women will prevent their profiting by its advantages. In many respects the advantages of a course of study pursued at a distance, and in anticipation...
Such necessary evils as working for marks, cramming for examinations, and compulsory recitations are also eliminated. Then, too, the difficulty of an examination is generally exaggerated, or at least duly appreciated, and the consequence is a more thorough and extended preparation. The certificates given to successful candidates will be worded...