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...Oxford tutorial system has been discussed as an ideal for so long that it is difficult to dispel the notion that it is ideal. As Americans have learned more and more of its operations, however, they have found out that a bodily transference of the English institution to Harvard and other American universities is not possible. There are aspects of English University life which would never be tolerated here, for example the rigid rules and regulations governing the daily life of the student. Then, too, the educational system of Oxford and Cambridge is based upon an excellent preparatory school training...
...cannot too much rejoice in this new-found champion. Under the impetus furnished by Mr. Lowrie, Pittsburgh will undoubtedly dispel its cloud and become the aesthetic center of the country. Perhaps strong-minded school teachers, nurtured in the best traditions of Kalamasas, will interpret much-discussed passages in Babelais, and the Chicago school of literary self-explorers become more than stock-yard rimesters. Culture, liberty, and individualism have at last come to their predestined habitat...
...best way to dispel idle rumors is to meet them openly, and Coach Stevens has wisely employed this means to show that all misinformation concerning crew is empty shadow. With such assurance and with the hearty interest of all undergraduates in the welfare of crew, the 1925 season opens auspiciously. May each crew candidate for the coveted positions have success measured in the words of the inscription on Portia's leaden casket: "As much as he deserves...
Coach Stevens will be the principal speaker. He will define the position which he feels the crew should have in its relation to the University. He hopes to dispel the prevailing impression that crew is a closed sport, destined only for those who are socially prominent. He will strive especially this year to secure the close cooperation of graduates and students with Captain Kelley's crew, and to stimulating rowing as a sport in Cambridge...
...doubt the reporter had this problem in mind when he interviewed Grand Duke Boris, the latest noble visitor to New York. "Just to have a good time," was the explanation he gave of his presence on this side of the Atlantic; and to dispel any further doubt, he added: "The New York water is excellent...