Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...good work done in their Freshman years, on the ground that in succeeding years they might find order activities more absorbing, and thus fail to qualify for election under the present system. To some people it might almost seem that the present system is for this very reason better, since it requires a man to show that during two or more years he has the ability and the energy to do work of a high order. As a matter of fact, a man who has attained distinction in courses no more advanced, let us say, than German A, or History...
...Harvard Clubs of their members, and through mutual acquaintance in the vacations a step could be made in the right direction. The furthering of Harvard spirit in this way might easily lead to the foundation of more Harvard Club Scholarships; and the holders, through the territorial clubs, could be better looked after when they come to College than is possible with the present lack of organization...
...history. In the recent intercollegiate meet five records were broken and three equalled, and this summer Harvard and Yale will meet Oxford and Cambridge in an international meet in London. The significance of this event is not so much in showing which of the two countries can produce the better track team, but rather as one more link in the chain of friendly relations which bind two of the oldest educational institutions of this country with two of the greatest in England and in the world. The positions that Harvard and Yale secured in the intercollegiate meet show that their...
...Weld crew got the better start and maintained a slight lead during the first half-mile, but then began to fall behind, owing to exceedingly poor steering. At Harvard Bridge Worcester had obtained a lead of about two lengths, which it held until near the finish, when the Weld crew gained rapidly, but could not overtake its opponents. Considering the roughness of the water, both crews rowed well, the Weld boat being somewhat steadier...
...tutor's seminar is doubtless better than no preparatory review at all. Yet a review of any real value to a man is something that he can do best for himself. Just as the act of note-taking in the first instance seems to impress the subject matter of a lecture upon the memory, so the process of reviewing and boiling down notes makes the reviewer at home with the entire field before him. The result is directly proportionate to the effort. The man who leaves the compilation and preparatory work to the tutor deprives himself of the most essential...