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...enough. It is rather surprising to find the term "modest" attached to a grade in which the estimated expense is $1,225. It appears to us that for the vast majority of college men, the 'modest" limit is much below this. Taking the discussion as it now stands, we fail to see that the statements in Professor Palmer's speech can be set aside or mistaken. The data from which Professor Palmer drew his conclusions were obtained more systematically than those given in the Monthly. If they may be questioned, it is only in regard to the higher grades...
...PAINE, JR., Secretary.FRESHMAN GLEE CLUB.- Rehearsal in 9 Holyoke at 7 o'clock this evening. Every one must come without fail...
...those who have the means to enjoy it, is a piece of good fortune which cannot be overestimated. But every one here is not placed in a position to be able to enjoy the pleasures of society. Why such unusual advantages should place athletics in a secondary position we fail to see. Men do not train for teams merely for the pleasure they get from it. The athletics of a college have ceased to be a mere pleasure: they have become hard, earnest work. Should the self-denial undergone by these men be set aside as of secondary importance...
FRESHMAN GLEE CLUB.- Rehearsal in 9 Holyoke at 7 o'clock this evening. Every one must come without fail to rehearse a new song...
...materially lessened in proportion to the number attending the Academy. The major portion now go to Yale, Princeton and the smaller colleges. Yale receives most, and the rest are divided among Princeton, Amherst, Bowdoin, and Dartmouth. Why this change has come over the former feeding school of Harvard many fail to perceive. The explanation is that a student may fit himself without especial effort for Yale and the other colleges in three years, while a man to enter Harvard must remain another year, although there are a number of cases where men by dint of assiduous application have passed...