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...opening of the 'varsity crew practice to visitors will give unbounded satisfaction throughout the University. We believe that for the past few years the system of secret practice has been the curse of much of Harvard's athletics. When students are prevented from watching the practice of the teams that are to represent their university and are not even allowed to know who the men that will form these teams are, their interest invariably weakens, and enthusiasm gives place to an indifference, which is the most discouraging thing a team has to face. On the other hand, if the practice...
...Talbot; Mr. Pierce, p. 34.- (1) Annual campaigns needlessly disturb business.- (2) The quietest state campaign costs at least $100,000: Biennial Elections, H. C. Lodge, p. 20.- (c) It results in crude laws: Biennial Elections, ex-Gov. Talbot, P. 4.- (1) One year is not time enough to give an understanding sufficient to direct legislation.- (2) Elections are so frequent that they are a constant influence upon legislative action...
...exercised every year or every other year.- (b) They create a greater interest; Biennial Elections, Mr. Haskell, pp. 12, 13; ex-Gov. Robinson, pp. 43, 44.- (1) Elections assume more importance.- (2) People have more time to devote to politics.- (3) More people attend the elections.- (c) They give the governor a chance to carry out a matured policy: Biennial Elections, H. C. Lodge, pp. 19, 20.- (d) They save time and money: Biennial Elections: p. 61 ff. Opinions of governors of other states.- (1) In elections.- (x) Because not so frequent.- (2) In legislation.- (x) They permit the development...
Professor Moore will give six evening exhibitions of lantern slides illustrating the Fine Arts of the Middle Ages. These exhibitions will be given on successive Monday evenings, at eight o'clock, beginning February 24, in the Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, and will be open to the public...
Assyrian Readings.Professor Lyon will give five Assyrian Readings, with stereopticon illustrations, in the Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum, on Friday afternoons at 4 o'clock. These readings are open to the public. The dates and subjects are as follows...