Word: less
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...maintained that a student, at the beginning of his sophomore year, is more or less incompetent to decide for himself what may be the best course for him to follow in his study, and that a prescribed curriculum embracing the necessary elements upon which to build a liberal education should be substituted in place of a too freely elective system. We do not consider it our province to answer this argument, but think it well to advise a careful consideration before a final decision is made in the choice of electives for the ensuing year...
...electives are classed in the same manner as before, and the me rules and directions are given as before with the exception that no students is allowed to take less than the equivalent of three half-courses, except by special permission of the dean, during either half-year. Taken as a whole, the electives, offering the broadest opportunities for diligent research in the various courses of study, are the most liberal offered by any college in the country, and reflect great credit upon the university...
...class races are now over and the old boat-house will present a far less animated appearance than it did before the class crews went out of training. The two crews which are to represent Harvard in inter-collegiate contests, however, will still continue to row; and on this account, the riverside ought not to be entirely deserted by the students for several weeks to come, not till the university and freshman crews have taken their last row on the Charles and are on the way to New London. The staunch supporters of boating and all those at all interested...
...warmly greeted and encored at the end of his song. Mr. Cabot's fine 'cello playing was likewise much enjoyed. A pleasant feature of the concert was a trio with a new yodel. by Mr. Dorr, which was duly applauded and encored. Altogether the concert has not been less successful nor less deserving of success than any of its predecessors within late years...
...high price that will necessarily be charged. "Another evil both systems have in common. One of the most unfortunate things in college life hitherto has been the fact that students have considered themselves as practically something more than boys, and therefore not under tutors and governors, but something less than men, and therefore not amenable to the ordinary laws of society. Neither the dormitory nor the student's boarding-house is calculated to better this condition of things; for neither has any influence in developing the sense of manly responsibility in a student." While in our humble opinion, the picture...