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...halls of Westmorley, Claverly, and Randolph and in the lounges of clubs, pages shouting as they make the rounds. "Two sober young gentlemen for a dinner at the Somerset." "Four assorted blonds and brunettes for a coming out party at the Copley." And in the Freshman Halls. "Fourteen well-recommended boys. The Brattles to uplift the boys, the boys to educate our daughters...
...Haven, Conn., October 15.--Yale will act as host to the representatives of 25 of the leading universities of the country from October 28 to October 30, when the Association of American Universities meets here. Fourteen college presidents are expected to attend the sessions, among them Presidents Lowell of Harvard, Hibben of Princeton, Farrand of Cornell, and Wilbur of Leland Stanford...
...face of things, moreover, it does not appear that the fourteen undergraduates whose names appear as editors of the CRIMSON at the present time are peculiarly qualified to give expert guidance in matters pertaining to the curriculum. Only two of the fourteen are in the three highest groups of the college rank list. Nine are in the three lowest groups. The remaining three have scholastic records so low that their names do not appear in the rank list at all. On the whole, therefore, it would seem as if the editors have rated the Faculty somewhat higher than the Faculty...
Just returned from the Universal Conference on Life and Work at Stockholm, the Rev. Henry C. Swearingen last week called to order the "Special Commission of Fifteen" of the Presbyterian Church. The Commissioners gathered in a private room in the Hotel Chalfonte, Atlantic City. The fourteen present were...
...provide the exceptional student with greater freedom for development by reducing course requirements to fourteen (or fifteen including English A) for candidates for distinction. This would allow such students to take three courses in their Junior year and three in their Senior year, and to do a much greater amount of tutorial work than is now possible. To prevent abuse of these privileges by the unworthy, permission to work for distinction should be made contingent upon the tutor's recommendation at the end of a student's Sophomore year, and in rare cases at the end of his Junior year...