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Another satisfaction comes from a scholar's deliberate work, done with a view to the product of a lifetime. A third satisfaction is the independence in the work of a scholar. He works by himself, has his own methods and habits, and although he likes sympathy from workers in his own line, he is not dependent on the co-operation of many people, nor is he under the pressure of public opinion...
...several parties together covered nearly 3000 miles, making a complete circuit of the island and crossing it through the interior, the main party alone travelling nearly 900 miles of the total distance. Several botanical collections were made and considerable work done in ornithology. In none of the caves or other places visited were any remains of ancient date discovered, and it was concluded from this that the island was probably not inhabited prior to its settlement by the Norwegians...
...prizes of equal amount will be awarded, one at each of the series of trial debates for the selection of Harvard's representatives in the intercollegiate debates with Yale and Princeton. The prize is awarded to the member of the team judged to have done the best work throughout the trials...
...dormitory crews started rowing yesterday afternoon under the supervision of Coaches Rice and Stephenson. The work done was on the whole favorable. Several of the crews which have had little former experience were given preliminary work on the machines. In the others the work of the boat was retarded by one or two inexperienced oars, although several of the crews, notably those of Westmorly, Holyoke Street, Randolph and Claverly, were composed entirely of men who had rowed before. The large number of men who reported was very encouraging as two crews were able to row from Randolph and Westmorly...
...indicate sufficient care in execution, particularly the frontispiece, "Dea ex Machina", the center-page, "What will it bring forth", and the head-piece to "By the Way", all excellent work. "By the Way" itself, however, offers serious ground for the suggestion, already often made, that this column be definitely done away with. All the possibilities of this department seem to have been exhausted long ago. The jokes are mainly of the pun variety, in general of the poor pun variety, and the verse, excluding perhaps that on the last page, hardly justifies its selection for printing. The Lampoon is always...