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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...reforms which President Seth Low is instituting at Columbia seem to mean practically the establishment of a three year course there. By these reforms he has extended the privilege of the senior in the choice of his studies. Formerly a senior was compelled to choose all of his work from the department in which he was registered, just as he does here at Harvard; now he can choose his work in any department of the University. Thus if a senior in the School of Arts intends to study law he can save an entire year by devoting his senior year...
...successful life may be from a worldly point of view a failure. Success does not mean riches and renown; it means rather the fulfillment of God's purpose. This purpose may be at variance with ours, but the more we let it enter our lives, the more truly shall we achieve success...
...time" we mean the number of strokes per minute, it will be seen that we are now upon one of the most, if not the most, important subdivisions of our subject. Every stroke entails a certain amount of work. It is axiomatic that the crew covering the greatest distance in, say, 21 1-2 minutes, with the least outlay of strength will be likely to reach the finish first. Aiming then at the maximum result with the minimum exhaustion, the point somewhere between the two is to be sought for if a crew would be invincible...
...athletic committee evidently mean to place a graduate committee in charge of each of the college sports, so far as it is possible. We are led to discuss the advisability of this plan. Not a great many years ago it was hardly possible for a graduate to get a chance to advise the under-graduates on athletic questions,-graduates were not wanted, and were put aside so often that finally the students were left to themselves. The result everyone knows. Our teams lost all that years of previous work had gained; they have never recovered from the blow they received...
Many persons have been surprised to learn that, with an Astronomical Observatory so well equipped and so renowned for excellent work, Harvard offers no chance to the undergraduates to study Astronomy. We have asked for such a course of instruction before, and we mean to keep the subject before the authorities until the course is provided. The Astronomical department is strongly in favor of the plan, for more universal knowledge of the science would add to the number of men who could apply themselves to original investigation. The only thing in the way of this course is that there...