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Dates: during 1870-1879
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WHETHER or not the annual intercollegiate regatta, which is, as yet, nothing more than an experiment, deserves to be perpetuated as a custom, is a disputed question; but even if it should be answered unanimously in the affirmative, the advocates of the lately proposed system of literary contests still have their case to prove. The chief advantage of the regatta is said to be the increased disposition for physical work which it fosters in the minds of undergraduates generally, by bringing into popularity so healthy an exercise as boating. This it does in two ways, by encouraging rowing among those...
...below fifty per cent, but only when it covers nearly all the most important parts of the course, and is a fair test of the student's knowledge. Finally, to return to the former metaphor, a general would scarcely mass his forces on a point which is not even in the country he is defending; nor can a student imagine that he should prepare himself thoroughly and exclusively on a subject which is not even mentioned, as belonging to the course, in the College Catalogue...
...long vacation allows all a season of entire rest, and, to those whose ability and interest lead them to enjoy travel, an opportunity for very extended tours. In July and August, of all the months of the year, even the most indefatigable "dig" feels a sensation of laziness stealing over him, as the mercury rises to figures as high as those he earned during the last term. In her vacations Harvard is truly blessed, both instructors and students enjoying a long cessation of hostilities...
...would certainly be beneficial, if a recess of two weeks could succeed the semiannuals; even if this time were taken from the long vacation, it would hardly be missed; and, as it is now, the long pull, from the short Christmas recess to the last of June, is perfectly killing to those who attempt to work with any pretence to thoroughness...
...course is almost perfect. At the start there is a width of over a mile, and, at the finish, of thirteen hundred feet; thus, at no part, could even the wildest steering possibly cause a foul. The water is reported to be clear of all weeds and grasses, and also very deep, even close to the shore. A road follows the lake on one side, near the bank, and on the other the ground is so high that a view of the course can be had from almost any position. At the finish the banks form an amphitheatre, from which...