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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...better commentary on the atmosphere of our dormitories is needed than the reply of the Senior, who, on being asked why he did not put on his overcoat these awful cold days, replied, "O, I keep that to wear in my room...
There is a chance, however, to help ourselves somewhat in this matter. We have been discussing for some time the foundation of an historical society to provide books for the use of students in history. The society could have no better place for its library than one of these alcoves. They would thus escape the expense of a room, of gas, and of a librarian, and would have advantages which a separate building could not give them. In this way one of the twelve alcoves could be filled. Then, too, several of our College societies have libraries which they might...
...public, and every year it has met with less favor than it received the year before. As we have had occasion to show, the examinations cover less ground than do our examinations for second-year honors; so that the Association offers only one contest which we are not better provided with at home, namely, the contest in oratory. Even this bids fair to lose its place on the programme, and the man who urges its abolishment is the stanchest friend of the Association, Dr. McCosh. In its place he would have a discussion of "live topics," - a change so startling...
...University to the catalogue of the North American Review, prepared by Mr. William Cushing of the Harvard Library. A notice of this important work will be found in another column. The Review has now so changed its character as to make it essentially a new magazine, and thus no better time than the present could be found for the publication of an index to its contents. This index will be of especial interest to all Harvard students and graduates, since during its whole life the Review has been essentially a Harvard publication. We would also call the attention of other...
...space they devote to athletics. Now is it not as likely that the editors are just as good judges of what their readers want as are exchange editors of other papers? As for us, we have a library at Harvard where the students can have access to very much better articles on historical, philosophical, and scientific subjects than we could furnish, and the instructors in themes and forensics have kindly relieved us of the necessity of training the students in the art of composition. In the case of a paper published at a college where little or no attention...