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...remedy for this state of affairs, the system of direct nomination by the caucus has been introduced. By this system, the nominating convention is done away with and each voter is given a direct and immediate share in naming the party candidates; the primary becomes in fact a primary election. The plan has already been adopted in several states, and has given almost universal satisfaction. It has aroused an interest among the voters to secure good nominees, and has materially lessened the power of the party "bosses...
...athletics and for the universities if graduate students and students in professional schools were not admitted to the teams. In saying this I do not forget that some of the most skilful and loyal Harvard players have been members of professional schools, and that the best intellectual work done by a member of a Harvard team within my memory was done a year ago by a member of the best football team the University has had, who was then a Medical student and had once been a member of another university. L. B. R. BRIGGS...
...prospect. While we are legislating, therefore, we ought to exclude all men who come from the secondary schools solely for athletics. The difficulty is to find out who they are, as it is impossible to know the motives of a man when he registers. One thing that could be done would be to discourage the solicitation and procurement of athletes from preparatory schools by making a one year rule applicable to undergraduates. No first year men would under this rule be allowed to compete on a University team. The system by which superior athletes are obtained from the lower schools...
...second story will contain several seminary rooms for advanced work; about one-half of this floor will be occupied by the educational and socialogical departments. The entire third floor will be used for a psychological laboratory; besides one large room where work of a general character will be done, there will be fifteen sections, each of which will be specially equipped for certain specific branches of the subject...
...finishing work on the New Lecture Hall at the corner of Oxford and Kirkland streets is now being done and the building will probably be ready for occupancy some time next week. There will be no formal opening of the Hall, but the classes which are to occupy it will move in gradually. The building is to be called The New Lecture Hall and the name of the donor is still to remain unknown...