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...this charge it is only necessary to state, if indeed any statement is necessary, that all scholarships in Harvard University are conferred by special votes of a Faculty or of the Academic Council, and confirmed by the Corporation; and that in both bodies the only grounds of bestowal are good scholarship and need. It should perhaps be added, in specific answer to the allegation that "a number of the Harvard Eleven are at present beneficiaries of the college funds," that only one member of the Harvard team is the recipient of beneficiary aid from the college. He holds...
...member of this Committee, on seeing the original report of this transaction in the New York Herald of Nov. 16, wrote to Mr. Ammerman requesting further explanation. Mr. Ammerman receipted for the letter, but has made no reply. The alleged offer would constitute so serious an offence against good morals and college discipline that we regret that Mr. Ammerman has not seen fit to be more explicit. It seems likely that Mr. Ammerman has been imposed upon. It is extremely improbable that any "Harvard man" would have had the temerity to offer him a scholarship in the Law School. These...
...intense competition within that League had led to objectionable practices in all the colleges, which, as was proved at the meetings held in New York on Nov. 4 and 14, Princeton could not be brought to abandon by amicable agreement. The chief of these objectionable practices are-first, inducing good players to enter college, or to return to college mainly for the purpose of engaging in intercollegiate contests; and, secondly, putting on teams good players who are not in reality amateurs, but have received compensation for the practice of their sport. In many cases this has goue no further than...
...flora of the arid region consists of good timber in the north and in the south at great heights; brush wood in the north, cactus and similar plants in the south. The grass in the western part is excellent for grazing purposes. The rainfall in this region is from 10 to 15 inches per year, while 23 inches are necessary for profitable agriculture. The snow in the mountains, however, fills the streams and brooks, and although a great deal of the water is wasted, a large amount of it is used to great advantage by irrigation. Reservoirs are being built...
Pach Bros., photographer for Harvard have on exhibition some elegant large photographs just the thing for Christmas They are also getting up a new size which will be called the Harvard Panel a good sized head mounted on 11x14 card for framing or on a gilt beveled edged card 7x10. We propose making this size for $3.00, reguiar price $6.00. This is for Xmas and only to Harvard men. PACH BROS...