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...Harvard elementary physics examination (2 points), the Board examination in Physics. (If a candidate passes the Board examination in Physics, the subject will be temporarily counted in his favor in determining the question of his admission to College; but he will be required to take the Harvard laboratory examination in Cambridge in the autumn of the year in which he enters College. He will also be required to present, at the hour of the laboratory examination, a note-book in which he has recorded the steps and the results of his laboratory exercises; and this note-book must bear...
...chair of the Working Group on Students’ Overall Academic Experience told The Crimson, “I think the strong consensus in the Steering Committee is to have concentration declarations be sometime in the sophomore year.” Getting the Faculty to vote in favor of the proposal—which is necessary for the changes to be adopted—is, alas, another matter entirely...
...Crimson started the scoring in the top of the fourth inning, with junior Lauren Stefanchik sparking the offense with a bunt single. Junior Cecily Gordon doubled to centerfield, making the score 1-0 in favor of Harvard...
...exists that it will thrive. And the value of an academic degree is very little lessened by its award to a man whose achievements are not to be listed in the academic category. But as soon as such non-academic achievements are accepted on the standard of popular favor, the game becomes not diverting but ridiculous, and a little bit dangerous. Diplomacy is better applied elsewhere than in the awarding of diplomas...
...code, like the estate tax (or “death tax,” if you’re talking to a Republican) and corporate taxes, imply that Americans would, on the whole, like to tax the rich. Others, like the various incentives for saving and investment, inevitably favor those who can and do save—the wealthy. Some might argue that this is just a function of a two-party system where a tax code is written piecemeal, but history does not match the facts. Most of the incentives for saving and exceptions for capital gains were written...