Word: interesting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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There is, at Harvard, much need for change. The average undergraduate, takes too little interest in his courses. This is undoubtedly his own fault to a large extent, but the courses and the system underlying them are also responsible. Students fail to link up their outside interests--even the intellectual ones--with their lectures. Some men have far too many activities to be able to digest them; others do not know what to do with their time. The proposed division of activities at Yale, which is outlined on another page, shows an effort to establish a balance...
...treasury department has now announced the details of the fifth war loan, which is considered a masterpiece by the business men of America. It is made attractive by a 4 3-4 percent interest rate, yet its early date of maturity will prevent it from depressing the value of the previous issues...
...show that we have not lost interest in the cause for which so many of our classmates gave their lives. We can show our appreciation of our nation's generosity by loaning our money to the government. It should be unnecessary to add that the Victory Loan is the safest investment in the world...
Another step in connection with the plan of increasing students' interest in athletics is the formation of an association of all undergraduates who are or have been members Yale teams. It is proposed to bring together the past and present athletes in a well-furnished club which will include every training table of the university, and provide a center for athletic activity...
...report, which is in direct contrast to a great number of other colleges. In the West, and especially at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell in the East, the athletic season is not considered a success unless a winning track team is developed. Certainly there ought to be greater interest in track here, for Harvard has excellent facilities and able coaches, besides having the fastest cinder track in America. With such splendid opportunities, every normal undergraduate, who is not suited, either by his physique or by his adaptability, for another major sport, should not be backward about making...