Word: meres
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Both of the winning essays in this year's competition for the Harvard Advocate prizes deal with the question of the humble position of the mere student as compared with the glories that surround the university athlete, and, to a less degree the society man. More significant of the place which this topic is holding just now in the university world is the fact that it was the theme of two thirds of all the essays submitted. The submerged tenth, it would thus appear, is not altogether without hope of emerging from the obscurity that...
...last, the long desired electric lights in the Senior Dormitories seem assured, and thus is completed a final step in their popularization. The rapid growth of the Senior Dormitories from a mere idca into one of Harvard's strongest traditions is due to the recognition of the fact the appeal must be not only to sentiment but to the senses. With modern shower baths came modern comfort; with electric lights comes a certain degree of luxury which removes the last reason for unwillingness to spend one year in the Yard. The CRIMSON highly commends the unselfish spirit and cooperation between...
...will be recalled that the booklet will contain information of the life at Harvard which no list of studies or mere description of the buildings can impart. That this information may be unpredjudiced and convincing the following men of varied activities and achievements have written articles: C. T. Abeles '13 R. B. Batchelder '13, J. B. Cummings '13, D. E. Dunbar '13, G. Elliott '13, H. B. Gardner '13, G. G. Geraghty '14, H. B. Gill '13, H. N. Hillebrand 4G., C. H. Lyttle gr.Dv., A. J. Lowrey '13, L. K. Lunt 3M., G. H. Roosevelt 1G.S...
...only knowledge based upon speculation. For all of the crews this is the first race of the year. Princeton is heavier and apparently more powerful than last year when they made a plucky fight against Cornell and Harvard. Pennsylvania though necessarily an almost unknown quantity is nevertheless dangerous. In mere speculation the chances for a Harvard victory seem the brightest. Much remains of the splendid strength of last year and under the inspiring leadership of Captain Abeles and Coach Wray the crew is developing a finish which makes it not unreasonable to hope for the intercollegiate championship...
...Federation which will send them to their home towns and schools. A booklet which serves this purpose is published by other colleges and is necessary to give the school-boy in the West and South that knowledge of life in the University which no list of studies or mere description of buildings can impart. That the information given may be unprejudiced and convincing undergraduates of varied activities and achievements have been chosen to write the articles...