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About the year 1880 there came a need at Harvard for a new social system. The old regime in which the class was the unit, consisted of several societies, the members of which were taken from but one class. Until 1880 the Senior class had been compact enough to act as the controlling body in undergraduate life. But in the years from 1850 to 1880, the classes had been increasing in size, until it became no longer possible for a man to be acquainted with all his classmates. At the same time another cause, the growth of the elective system...
...been published, is devoted for the most part to the proceedings of the fifth annual convention of the Federation of Graduate Clubs. The object of the publication has changed within the last two years. "The primary purpose of the hand-book is no longer merely to present in a compact form certain information sought by advanced students...By the present plan, the Federation hopes to bring all graduate students more in touch with its work, and, perhaps, to contribute something towards the solution of the problems of higher standards of scholarship, etc., which instructors are encountering...
...Athletic Association has appointed a committee consisting of Mr. Julian Coolidge, Eliot Spaulding '00, and Mr. Brown, the keeper of the records, to investigate into the advisability of publishing a volume of old athletic records. These old records are in no compact form, but the material is all in Gore Hall library, scattered about in pamphlets and magazines...
...appointments for preparing food at Randall Hall are complete and more compact than they are at Memorial, and are equal to those of the best hotels. The principal difference lies in the cold storage process, which is used in the former, while at Memorial ice-chests are the only means for reducing the temperature. A disadvantage of the ammonia process in use at Randall lies in the immense quantity of water needed in the condensers, which makes the cost of water over $10 per day. To do away with this expense an artesian well was bored to a depth...
These cameras fold up in a very compact form and will fit most pockets. They are just the thing to take with you on a bicycle trip. Call and see them at Pach's Studio...