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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...presence of the large audience which went out to hear Mr. Copeland talk last night on "The Old Comedies," was not only a tribute to the speaker, but a pleasing subject for reflection. It is encouraging to find that in the busy mid-year period so many men care to take their relaxation in such a profitable...
...various articles, though perhaps not remarkable for great literary merit, are yet interesting and entertaining; and this virtue would cover more faults than are in the present case apparent. The editorials are particularly good and will attract more than ordinary attention, expressing as they do sentiments which will find favor with a large part of the University. The notice of the readers is in them very well called to the annoyances to which students are in many ways subjected at the hands of intrusive outsiders...
...department, entitled "The Glimpse," has been introduced. In explanation of its presence a short editorial says, "College life in all its shifting changes should find some expression, and this department will in a manner satisfy that want." The writer of the present "Glimpse" has satisfied the want of a rather circuitous expression of commendation for the work Mr. Copeland is doing toward the development of the literary side of college life...
...great difference which exists between the elective systems at Harvard and Yale makes it almost impossible to find any common basis for comparison with our own statistics. The Yale figures are therefore given alone...
...things that in a civilian would certainly be much blamed and probably be severely punished. Now whenever a student does anything wrong he lays his reputation and his social position at the feet of his friends, trusting that in their hands he is safe. This safety a man cannot find here if he is, for example, untruthful; for, if there is one thing that Harvard University stands for, it is perfect truthfulness in every individual member and as a whole. Many things, however, the student feels that his fellows will regard leniently and accordingly he is willing to go wrong...