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...state has for some time existed between faculty and students. We have spoken thus plainly, because we believe not to do so would be to fail in our duty as representing the undergraduate opinion of Harvard. We would counsel all the students to be calm and reasonable, but none the less we would advise some immediate concerted action on their part, if only to show the drift of their opinion. We believe that the best thing to be done under the circumstances is to appeal to the faculty, and if they uphold the committee then to appeal to the corporation...
...allowed to begin a little earlier, say at half-past three? At any rate, there is nothing to prevent practice beginning earlier than four o'clock. The short time before dark leaves but little opportunity for practice of any degree of value, as practice in semidarkness is worse than none at all, causing the men to rely more upon chance than accurate playing, We hope that some different plan will be adopted both in regard to the time of beginning games and in beginning practice...
...chapel choir. The powers that be, recognizing the dislike of the students for compulsory attendance at chapel, but believing that the welfare of the college does not demand its abolishment have endeavored to make the service as interesting as possible. This has been brought about in many ways, in none more so than by the improvement in the music. The latest change is the introduction of choir boys who are trained with much care and patience by the gentleman in charge of the singing. We desire as earnestly as the Advocate that prayers should be made voluntary and any improvement...
...inclined to believe that there is any probability of such a plan being carried out,-at least in the near future. That the lighting of the library would be a great benefit, goes without saying, for anyone who has had occasion to use the library knows it is none too well lighted even in broad daylight, while in winter or on stormy afternoons it is next to impossible to work there the usual length of time owing to the gloom of the reading room, even before the hours of closing. But white we would heartily second any such plan...
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