Word: making
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...think that the Department of the Classics has realized its former shortcomings and is endeavoring, in its courses on literature, to substitute personal, historical, and literary interest for grammar and exegesis. In this effort much depends on the instructors, some of whom make even interesting courses dull, while others are most fortunate in the presentation of their subjects; nothing, for instance, could be more delightful than Professor Rand's exposition of Horace. We hope that men who wish to take the word-puzzle view of the classics will be relegated to courses of their own, and that all the courses...
...many of the events. Michigan or Yale will probably win second place, the latter relying especially on the field events for the majority of her points. The condition of the University team should be much improved by the end of next week and the men should be able to make a better showing than was made in the dual meet with Yale last Saturday. The team should win fourth place at any rate and will probably press Michigan and Yale closely. The large number of men who have entered from the smaller colleges will win several points, which should materially...
...undergraduates are proud and more over a team which plays clean baseball in tight places as well as in games where the final result is never doubtful. The spirit and general behavior of a baseball team on the field are more or less what the captain and coach make them, and we are glad that Harvard games are not marred by pretty wrangles and unsportsmanlike tactics in the field or on the coaching lines...
Although we have not taken the trouble to make a complete canvas, we have direct evidence that a number of men in training have been kept awake several hours at a time by pointless cheering and singing. It would seem, therefore, that putting the whole matter on the basis of loyalty to the athletes who represent us, some general sentiment should be started to stop these unreasonable disturbances which occur with startling frequency. If a general sentiment is not effective there are other methods of suppression, less gentle, but perfectly justifiable...
Last day for Juniors to make application to have degree taken in 1907 recorded "as of 1908" in the Quinquennial Catalogue. (See 1906-07 Catalogue, p. 391, foot-note...