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There are now in the undergraduate department of the college, 71 men who have previously attended or graduated from other colleges, and in the post graduate department, about forty. It is believed that united action by the men will be of great value. These men represent nearly every college of importance in the country and through them the whole college world may be reached. Just complaint has been made by the defenders of Harvard methods that the attacks upon her system are based in many instances, and especially in the college press, upon a misrepresentation or misunderstanding of the real...
...another column will be found an account of an important movement among the graduates of other colleges now attending Harvard. These men are familiar with both the conservative and liberal systems, and are therefore better fitted to judge than men who know but one side. That there is a great opportunity for such work as they propose to do is proved by the score of editorials which have appeared in the college papers founded, in most cases, as we believe, upon ignorance, not upon malice. The men who have come here from other colleges have been attracted by the superior...
...petition started by the CRIMSON for electric lights in the library came up before the corporation on Monday. The object of the petition was to give to the members of the corporation some idea how desirous of having access to the library in the evening the great mass of students and instructors were. And the fact that a thorough investigation of the expense of putting in the lights and of the extra service has been requested gives us cause to feel that our agitation of the subject was not in vain...
...students have been in great ignorance in regard to the meaning of the recommendations, and every one who heard Mr. Walcott last evening, although many cannot conscientiously agree with the vote in regard to reporting in the morning, must feel grateful for the clear and kindly explanation which cannot fail to remove in a great measure the objections of undergradates to the policy of the Overseers...
...other crews show a great deal of energy in getting ready for the class races and the senior crew will have to bestir themselves in order to do themselves justice...