Word: may
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...University rifle championship tournament will begin this evening with the regular Friday shoot of the Rifle and Pistol Club in the baseball cage at 7.30 o'clock. The contest will be open to all members of the University, and entries may be made at the cage. The shooting for the revolver championship will begin Monday evening. Both competitions will be decided upon the scores of 10 strings of 10 shots each, to be made before the April recess. Revolver and rifle practice will be held in the baseball cage on Mondays and Fridays respectively until the end of the season...
Professor Lowell will not take active charge of the administration of the University until May 19, when President Eliot's resignation takes effect. His present expectation is to continue his courses in Government for the rest of the current academic year...
...member of the Faculty. It has been thought by many that the President ruled the Faculty with a heavy hand. This is not the case. As soon as an instructor fails to give satisfaction he must go, but as long as his work is up to the standard he may teach as he pleases. He tolerates everybody's views, though they differ widely from his own. We can measure what has been accomplished during President Eliot's administration by comparing the position of the University in the community at its beginning and end. In no country do the universities hold...
President Eliot in the final speech of the evening, told of the privileges enjoyed by the President of Harvard. He has received with much pleasure during the last two months numberless testimonials of his work and helpfulness, and whatever may happen he is content with the experiences of his life, its attain- ments, its opportunities. The greatest privilege, however, comes in the opportunities of association with other men, especially with the undergraduates and their parents. There has been a change in Harvard's position in the last twenty years, and now no foreigner of note comes to America without visiting...
...most promising development during the last decade has been the increased interest and support of the graduates; they will be needed in the near future. The growth of the University is threatened, and with decreased enrolment their financial support may be necessary to maintain the standards of scholarship. President Eliot in closing congratulated his successor on "the sure growth of the influence of the University throughout the land, not only to foster art, literature and science, but also free institutions in which will lie the power and strength of our country...