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These gatherings are informal in their nature Opportunity is given one to learn of the variety of work which is actually being undertaken by students and indirectly to benefit oneself by learning of the experience of others. Besides some general remarks by the director, Mr. Birtwell, short addresses are expected from Professor Peabody, Dr. Moxom, and Robert Ely of the Prospect Union...
These gatherings are informal in their nature. Opportunity is given one to learn of the variety of work which is actually being undertaken by students and indirectly to benefit oneself by learning of the experiences of others. Besides some general remarks from the director, Mr. Birtwell, short addresses are expected from Professor Peabody, President Eliot, Dr. Moxom and Dr. Putnam of Boston...
...benefit of new members of the University it may be said that the peculiar charm of Mr. Copeland's lectures lies in the fact that his subjects are invariably interesting and that his treatment of them is informal and of such a nature as to stimulate his hearers to read along the lines suggested. Mr. Copeland always addresses his talks distinctively to the college men in his audience, but though in justice to the latter the public are not usually invited, when that privilege is extended there are always a large number who avail themselves...
...Endicott justice, however, I shall say that, by acknowledging his first letter, and by carefully explaining his real intentions, he has aided to discourage the method of guerrilla warfare so prevalent in this column. That is, I think, a great benefit...
...present system of mail subsidies is undesirable.- (a) It is immoral: Cong. Rec. as above.- (1) It is the result of bribery and corruption: Ibid. p. 1044.- (2) Subsidies are a tax on the many for the benefit of the few: N. A. R. 148: 282 (March '94).- (3) It is an objectionable application of public funds to the promotion of a private enterprise which does not exist except to get the benefit of subsidies: Ibid.- (x) American ship-yards, generally speaking, have not for 30 years built ships for foreign trade...