Word: customs
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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This service is exclusively for Freshmen and is a custom of many years' standing. Since the erection of the Freshman dormitories it has been of far greater importance; for, on account of the remote situation of their dormitories, 1919 men do not seem to realize that they are an essential part of the University, and accordingly should identify themselves with those interests which are maintained for the benefit of the entire University...
...entry--"1607, November 29, John Harvey, S. of Robt. a Butcher"--which appeared in the baptismal files of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark, led historians, upon the occasion of the 300th celebration of his birth to fix November 26 as his rightful birthday. This was done because the custom in vogue in churches at that time required the baptism of all children on the third day after birth. In lieu of holding the celebration on Friday morning when few men would be in Cambridge over Thanksgiving, the meeting will be held on Saturday morning...
Before it becomes too late to make the necessary adjustments, the matter of lengthening the Christmas recess should be considered by the University. The present custom of allowing eleven days works a hardship upon men whose homes are in the South and West. And yet although more men come to Harvard from a distance than to any other eastern college, they are allowed the shortest of Christmas vacations. Students at Yale, Princeton, and Cornell have from five to eight days more recess than the University allows...
...examinations of the college entrance examination board, in place of its own examinations. In order that Princeton may hold its examinations at the same time that the University and Yale hold theirs, the Princeton board of trustees has decided to open college one week later than has been the custom heretofore. By this change, the dates of the academic year will be practically the same at the three universities, making possible the use of the board examinations in September as well as in June...
...Dramatic Club will end on Friday, October 22, when all manuscripts must be handed in to P.F. Reniers'16, 60 Mt. Auburn street, before 6 o'clock. The competition is open to members and recent graduates of the University and Radcliffe. In past years it has been the custom of the club to present one play of two acts or more for the fall production, but one act plays will also be considered...