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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...meeting held in the club rooms of the Cercle Francais at Grays 17, on Thursday afternoon, officers for the ensuing year were elected, and the Cercle was entirely reorganized. The most important result of the meeting was the establishment of a closer connection with the French Department, which has formmerly been entirely separated from the Cercle. The creation of the new office of Honorary President, to which Professor Charles H. Grandgent was elected, and the election of Mr. Rudolph Altrocchi, 4G, as president of the organization, brings the Cercle Francais under the personal influence of the French Department...
...both sides have long been recognized. The schools are afforded better facilities and brought into contact with the University and from this latter benefit the University also derives profit as well as from the pleasure of having the students of the schools, competitors and partisans alike, among us. The closer organization of college and school has many advantages ramifying into all parts of the system...
...untried, the little experience that both Seniors and Freshmen so far have had in this line proves the value of the scheme. The question arises as to how the system may be made more efficient. Certainly something should be done to bring the Seniors and their advisees into closer touch. Furthermore, the real advantage of the plan depends on its lasting through the year, rather than being practically forgotten on both sides after the first two or three weeks. One suggestion for Seniors to help their advisees materially is in the requirement for making out study-cards before...
...Castle suggests several remedies in the system in vogue here. He believes in a closer co-ordination of the various departments. This has been done in part by the grouping of English A students into Government and History sections. This does much to keep the "freshmen from writing badly on nothing...
...opinion of last year's H. A. A. administration. A statement showing a decrease in expenses of $4,500 is a hopeful sign; and it is to be noted that the principal saving was in football, in which Mr. Garcelon speaks of the aid of Coach Haughton. The closer the co-operation between players and management and coaches, the greater will be the economies of athletics...