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...Chronicle, barring this one defect, respectable and industrious; the Review ordinarily likewise industrious and respectable; both estimable neighbors and exchanges as one might wish to have, even though both are denied the delusive gifts of brilliancy and vivacity. We took occasion some days ago to reason with the Review upon the subject of its delusion. We only hope our words have carried conviction into the soul of our erring brother. But now in some unaccountable manner we have stirred up the solemn indignation of the Chronicle, and consequently we find ourselves confronted with a most severe and formidable lecture from...
...that surround it, this poor beech looks doubly stunted and deformed. To the occupants of Grays it is a constant eye-sore, as it seriously obstructs their view. To those rooming in Weld and Matthews it is a blot on the beauty of the landscape. It is the one defect in the general comeliness of the Yard. Therefore with all due reverence for the conservative spirit of our University, I would suggest that while the footsteps of reform are seen pressed lightly in our College paths, they may be directed for a moment towards this object; and that the objectionable...
...SERIOUS defect in most of our college curriculums is the little opportunity presented for independent study." - Brunonian...
...incongruous mixing of these two systems - each good in its place - which is objected to. Our grievance, in short, is this: first, that there is no system of scholarships, properly so called, at Harvard, but merely a system of pecuniary assistance; secondly, that the authorities try to remedy the defect by applying to the present system the name of scholarships, and by making public the names of successful applicants. This only makes the matter worse, however; for, as Mr. Higginson well says, there are very few undergraduates "so obtuse as not to see the difference between an honor which...
...ingenious student in Chemistry 1, when the filter which he was using would not drain fast enough to suit him, remedied the defect by punching a hole in the filter...