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...result of a post card canvass of this year's Senior advisers, in which 57 replies were received from a total of 115 advisers, the Illustrated has found that 93 per cent. favored the system, 3.5 per cent. were indifferent, and 3.5 per cent. were opposed to it. These 57 men together had 327 advisees. Assuming that three-fourths of these Freshmen paid one call to their adviser, when summoned at the beginning of the year by him, the figures show that 200 other calls were made by 327 men. On the other hand, the Seniors paid on the average...
...canvass recently made among the 20 preparatory schools to learn just where the available athletic talent of those institutions would continue their scholastic work when they graduate next June, divulges the fact that Yale will profit materially in the matter of selection, as the New Haven university is scheduled to draw by far the larger share of the captains of the school teams...
...After a canvass of a fortnight, practically one-half of the $100,000, which the Harvard Club of Boston wishes to raise before it proceeds with plans for its new clubhouse, is in sight. No subscription of more than $2000 has been asked from any individual, but several of that amount and many of $1000 have been made...
...been filled out and sent to the CRIMSON. Today is the last chance for travellers to send in the information desired and we urgently request that all men who intend to journey abroad this summer attend to the matter at once. As the supplement containing the result of the canvass is to go to press at noon, no letters received after the 11 o'clock morning delivery can be incorporated in the list. HARVARD MEN IN EUROPE 1. Members of party 2. Bankers 3. Date of sailing and vessel 4. Landing place 5. Probable itinerary with dates 6. Place...
There is also a summary of the annual post card canvass on college courses. The most interesting thing about it is the invariable appearance of Professor Palmer's Phil. 4 at the head of the list. The next most interesting thing is a remark on the editorial page that "the more notorious snap courses are all noticeably low down." The sooner the student body learns from its own experience that choosing a course merely because it is a "snap" is an uninteresting and unpleasant as well as an unprofitable adventure, the better for all concerned...