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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Tonight the Conference Francaise will hold its last meeting of the year. As the annual election of officers occurs at this meeting it is necessary for as many as possible to be present. The society during the past year, has accomplished a good deal, and may now be considered to be on a firm basis. The first part of the year, through the efforts of the Conference, the members of the University were enabled to listen to a lecture by M. Coquelin, and within the past week the society has brought out in a very creditable manner, two plays which...
...these latter have had considerable experience on their class crews. One trouble with the way the crew is seated is that the two bow men are ten pounds heavier than the two in the stern, which gives the shell a tendency to bury-Captain Woodruff says that a great deal of practice must be obtained in order to so perfect the Bob Cook stroke that it may defeat the Harvard stroke. There is danger that Hartwell, Allen, Rogers and Caldwell may overtrain, as they are in fine condition at present, and for this reason were unable to row for several...
...extended experience with educational institutions, as well as with the world. Their attitude here is that of impartial, disinterested observers. Their opinion must, therefore, carry great weight with it; and it is a fact that the report of their committee has been awaited in many quarters with a great deal of interest because of the definite and trustworthy information it would certainly give on the much discussed question of the moral and intellectual earnestness of Harvard students...
...good teaching can be obtained here as abroad, but on the continent one is enabled to study music to better advantage, because he is surrounded by a musical atmosphere and has nothing to distract his attention from his work. But there is a good deal lost in going abroad, since, when a man returns, he has to begin at the very beginning. and perhaps will not be able to make more than a hundred dollars for two or three years, while if he had stayed at home he would have gradually worked his way ahead. In short, going abroad...
...placing of the final examination in English C on the Wednesday before class day has aroused a great deal of complaint among members of the junior class. This is a grievance of long standing and has called forth an annual protest for several years past. According to the present arrangement, many juniors get through all their examinations except English before June 10, and are compelled to stay in Cambridge one or two weeks longer than they otherwise would. If it is the object of the faculty to keep them in Cambridge as long as possible it is difficult to understand...