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...Archibald Fleming of St. Columba's Church, a close friend of the Earl of Balfour, says of the impending visit of the King to the Pope: 'It is purely an act of courtesy, and if the King visited Rome without going to the Vatican it would certainly be an act of discourtesy to millions of his loyal subjects all over the Empire...
Though chiefly concerned with primary and secondary schools their suggestion applies equally well to colleges. Last fall there was a movement to introduce "civics" or practical politics into the universities, and at that time Williams and Dartmouth started such courses. A few days ago Columba announced the first lecture in its course "Practical Politics", in which leaders of both parties, and other men actively engaged in politics are to be lecturers. An attempt will be made to "introduce the student to the realities of political life". The machinery of political clubs, district leadership and legislation will be carefully studied...
William Milligan Sloane, Seth Low Professor of History in Columba University...
...CAFFEY.French 1b. - Friday at 3.30 in Upper Dane. (Students bring Columba...
...little doubt was felt in Cambridge about the success of our crew, still to have our confidence justified by such a marked victory is peculiarly gratifying to Harvard. Although the charge that the Harvard crew, after defeating the Yale crew in such a fast race, was afraid to row Columba, last year, was a preposterous one, still we fear that there were many men from the New York college whose hopes so warped their judgment that they almost believed it. Such men will be relieved by the race just rowed. They will no longer be troubled by perplexing guesses...