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Swimming practice for both the University and Freshman squad began yesterday afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. tank, Huntington avenue, Boston. Twenty-nine candidates for the University team and twenty-three for the Freshman team reported. Trials were held to ascertain what men were the most promising candidates but no cut will be made until the end of the week...
...arriving at the population of each state the War Department did not ascertain the population through the Census Bureau, as provided. The Census Bureau would have given the population in 1917 for each state, basing its figures upon the growth as determined by previous census figures. Instead the War Department arbitrarily and unlawfully used the registration in each state as a basis from which to calculate the population upon which the apportionment of the various draft calls was determined...
...Harvard Educational Association, the purpose of which is primarily to ascertain the attitude of the students towards the existing course system and the change which it is proposing, will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the Trophy Room of the Union. Professor R. B. Merriman '96 will conduct an informal discussion of the tutorial system. The meeting will be open to all members of the University...
...following chairmen of box groups for the Senior Spread Monday, June 21st, are requested to ascertain the names of the ladies in their box and send same to J. C. Bolton '20. Claverly 45, at once, as this information is necessary before any announcements can be made: A. L. Benjamin, J. L. Bodge, R. B. Clark, P. B. Doolin, C. W. Eliot 2d, Edwin Fleischmann, P. C. Francis, D. L. Gardner, C. D. Gardner, Russell Gerould, E. B. Ginsburg, Harold Ginsberg, J. R. Goodnow, R. H. Greenman, C. C. Haddock, T. G. Holcombe, Redington Fiske Jr., B. Field, Earl...
...urged, on the one hand, that the whole purpose of admission requirements is to ascertain whether a boy is properly prepared to do college work. If he is not prepared his admission will result in little benefit to himself and in less to the college. From this point of view it may be contended that the college authorities should alone fix the standards. But on the other hand it is not possible for any college to fix its requirements without regard whatsoever to the existing curricula of the schools. The colleges must take, not always what they would like...