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...athletes. In the kitchen were found the remains of elaborate ovens, and neatly tabulated parchment list of food. These menus showed that the service here was of the best, and that the food was fit for the palates of royalty. In fact it seems to have been the custom for the athletes to chew on thongs of leather just before a contest, and to eat quantities of raw meat after their exertions in the games...
Although President Lowell, in accord with his custom in regard to drives in the University, made no statement, he gave his unqualified approval of the movement and appointed Professor J. L. Lowes and Dean G. H. Edgell to represent the Faculty on the Executive Committee of the University's drive...
Following the custom of previous years, the Freshmen will be expected to contribute liberally to a fund to pay for the Senior Picnic, before their photograph is taken. A collection will be made for this purpose immediately after the Senior picture has been completed...
...York College also has arraigned the traditional courses, seeking to avoid the present custom which makes the first and even second years of college mere continuations of preparatory school. In place of "courses of elementary grade" it requests broader subjects whose purpose is to "orient the student in adult thought." A course in the History of Mankind which should show his environment; a course in Human biology and psychology; a third in mathematical analysis; Literature taught as an aspect of life, and the inevitable technique of expression; such is the suggested plan for Freshmen...
...view of the fact that it has not been the custom to hold mass meetings for the major spring sports before the Yale-Princeton contests, and with no less appreciation of the proposal, we prefer to realize the unquestionable backing of the undergraduates as indicated by the number who kept the long vigil on the banks of the Charles last Saturday. G. M. Appleton '22, Captain. R. Heber Howe Jr., Director of Rowing...