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...Dartmouth appears to be one of the top crews this year on the basis of its victory over a good Yale boat, and if the Crimson comes through with a victory this weekend, chances for a repetition of last year's record must be rated high. The main part of the season is now here and the true strength of the Crimson will be revealed...
Indeed M.I.T. may prove to be the main opposition for the Crimson eight. Although finding themselves three lengths behind the varsity last Saturday the Tech shell had only one day rowing together and should therefore show considerable improvement tomorrow after greater practice together. One might note that Tech has never beaten the Crimson varsity heavyweights on the Charles course...
After the unexpectedly easy victory over Syracuse, Coach Love has been concerned that the crew continue to progress and not sit back this week, for the race next weekend with Pennsylvania will certainly demand the maximum effort possible. Main emphasis, therefore, has been on increasing the strength of the shell. "The big thing now, once we have attained the rate of speed and striking for racing, is to toughen up as the weeks go by," Love said...
...Since Radcliffe shares the Harvard Faculty, it is difficult for me to see how she can use her independence," he said. Administrative independence does not seem very valuable, he claimed, if its main purpose is to gain privileges for Annex students...
...main criticism that can be directed at the Requiem is the prominence of the text, and the presence of several passages which do little more than declaim words, detracting from the musical interest and continuity. Since the text is not liturgical, but rather passages from the Bible chosen by the composer, he wishes to focus interest on it as well as on the music. But these are not always compatible ends, and the integrity of the musical parts suffers as a consequence...