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...body to the foothills of New Hampshire and there regale themselves with snow-showing and other winter delights. It would perhaps be possible to devise even other forms of heart-warming, rustic entertainment for this occasion. A day spent in some such manner would surely do much to heighten the visibly lethargic class spirit of 1915 and in addition, would fix a very delightful Senior custom. A. SENIOR...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Carnival for Seniors. | 1/16/1915 | See Source »

...when their respective college songs were being sung. The prize won by the University Glee Club was a library of music presented by Mr. R. E. Schirmer. The judges were Professor Horatio W. Parker, Mr. Arthur Mees, and Mr. Arthur W. Woodruff. The object of the competition is to heighten the interest in the work of undergraduate glee clubs. It is very probable that this will be made an annual event...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD GLEE CLUB TRIUMPHS | 5/11/1914 | See Source »

...requirements in three years, while four-year residents should be obliged to take a degree with distinction or fail, would remove most of the difficulties, provided that degree were brought within the reach of the average man after four years' moderate work. Such an innovation would certainly tend to heighten the intellectual standard of the entire College. In addition, the honor degree would in all probability prove so much more valuable and asset as to induce the majority of those who are now graduated in three years to stay on; Senior year would no longer be more pleasure-seeking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THREE YEARS OR FOUR? | 6/8/1909 | See Source »

...written. Less can be said for "The Misogynists," by L. B. Stowe and "The Sleep-Walker," by G. B. Fernald '03. Both are of romantic trend, but neither is very literary or life like. "Le Petroleur," by E. R. Little '04, is written in a style which aims to heighten pathos by apparent lack of feeling. The task seems to have been too hard; the blunt treatment has not done justice to a theme of considerable possibilities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Advocate. | 4/12/1902 | See Source »

This or a similar programme, covering not longer than two days, would give the members of the graduating class time to entertain their guests more fittingly and to enjoy the exercises themselves as they have not been able to do for several years. It would heighten the enjoyment of a very large majority of the guests and inconvenience very few. Those visitors who live in the neighborhood of Boston could as easily come to Cambridge two days as one if they cared to attend both days. To those who come from a distance one day more or less would make...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/7/1897 | See Source »

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