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...track by defeating Yale three times, and last year by winning the Mott Haven games. There seems to be no logical reason why Harvard track teams should not more than hold their own in the future. The successes of the last five years were not brought about in a haphazard way; they were not "lucky" successes, but the result of careful study and experimenting. It may safely be said now that the methods of training Harvard track teams are well systematized and that there will be no radical changes in the immediate future...
From careful inspection of the specimens at the Museum, Mr. C. C. Willoughby has recently published "An Analysis of the Decorations upon Pottery from the Mississippi Valley." It has long been supposed by many people that pottery decorations had no significance at all, but were merely the haphazard touches of the decorator. Mr. Willoughby, however, has made a scientific investigation of the matter, and has found that decorative motives, though not entirely, were mostly of symbolic origin, and were evidently closely associated with the religious beliefs and ceremonies of the people. His work, though not very extensive...
...certain amount of consultation and combination may fairly be entered into in order that the choice of officers may be made intelligently and not at haphazard, as is likely to be the case when the members of the class have hardly had time to become acquainted with each other. But anything of the nature of demagoguism should not be tolerated for an instant. That it is not tolerated in the College at large is a lesson which it will not take long for any one at Harvard to learn...
...officers of the Dining Association for 1890-91 will be chosen this week. There is always danger that the elections will go by haphazard, for it is nobody's particular business, and the offices imply plenty of work and responsibility without any "honor." Therefore will you let me remind the members of one or two facts of ancient history...
...coached them, is considered the best professional trainer in the country. This proves conclusively two important facts: First, that professional coaches will not do for college oarsmen. Secondly, that the English stroke is by far the best known. Davis' idea was to put his men into a boat in haphazard style and tell them to pull just as hard as they could. No attention whatever was paid to the position of the body. Physical power was the sole object looked for. His principle was that the human system does not tire. If the men had been engines instead of human...