Word: evens
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...them will induce the graduates to lend a hand. This suggestion is well worth the consideration of the Student Council, and if practicable should be acted on at once. Of course only a small per cent of the whole sum needed could be raised in this way, but even so, the amount collected would indicate that the students keenly realized the need of a new building, and possibly graduates who contemplated making some donation to the University would be guided to a certain extent by the wished of the undergraduates...
...chairman of the committee of selection for Massachusetts, has received a statement from Mr. George R. Parkin, the administrative head of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust, in which he explains that students from the United States who have passed the qualifying examinations in Latin and mathematics shall be eligible, even though they may not have passed in Greek. The trustees have taken this step in order to bring the scholarship within the reach of students of marked ability who have not prepared in Greek...
...current number of the Advocate, reviewed in another column this morning, contains an article on "The Yard Dormitories." The argument is convincing that these dormitories are not what they should be. Of course they are habitable; at times they are even delightfully comfortable, but we, as Harvard undergraduates, are not proud of them, nor are we content with them. We do not wish to blow up our Gymnasium, but we do wish to see it superseded, just as we wish to see our College dormitories modernized...
...relay race was the most exciting event of the evening as it was not only close but also decided the outcome of the meet. Each man swam 200 yards, and when the last relay began Princeton had a scant two-yard lead. Cutler, last man for Harvard, crept up on Chambers of Princeton until he was almost even, yet Chambers managed to finish a few inches ahead...
...aims of the Speakers' Club, but we do not think that it gives any conclusive reason for presenting a play. While the philanthropic purpose is distinctly commendable, we believe, perhaps rather selfishly, that the undergraduates should support their own institutions before coming to the aid of outside charities. Even though the members of the cast would not have tried for Dramatic Club parts, the fact remains that they are given an opportunity to do so, and that this club deserves the support of all men interested in acting. As was shown by the success of the play last fall...