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Work is the foundation of happiness. The idler may possess wealth, social position, and all that would seem to make life happy, but nothing can fill the void made by the absence of work. If, however, a man depends, as is most often the case, on his own ability to make his way in the world, success can only come from hard work. Spencer well says, "The first requisite for success in life is to be a good animal." Sound health is indispensable to activity, either of the body or of the mind, but it must be remembered that eternal...
This evening the annual competition for the Boylston prizes in declamation occurs in Sanders Theatre, and judging from the ability of the speakers, and the nature of the selections, a very interesting contest may be expected. The reproach is often made against Harvard and other colleges that the art of public speaking so indispensable to the American citizen, is shamefully neglected; but the custom of holding prize declamations frees Harvard to a certain extent from this reproach. The competition is always close, while the interest taken by the students at large shows that the importance of this branch of education...
...elective pamphlet which will soon appear, each year provokes the same discussion as to the value of a specialized or a general course of study. Students are too often inclined to exercise little thought in the selection of their work, and thus many a year is wasted through the choosing of ill assorted or inappropriate courses. The best of judgment under the best of advice should be exercised in the selection of work for the coming year...
...soon to have the annual debate over the desirability of inter-collegiate contests renewed. As we begin to hear the usual denunciation of the colleges for degenerating into training schools for oarsmen and foot ball rushers, Pres. Eliot's remarks in his last annual report will be often referred to. In that report, it appears that the interest in athletics is growing steadily at Harvard, and that the Harvard faculty desire to foster and encourage that department. The faculty at Cambridge can not be censured for over-zealous support of the athletic element in the colleges, and this expression...
...fact that the date for the class sports this year has been changed from the Tuesday before the University Meeting to the Saturday before that eagerly looked-for event. There are several reasons why this is a wise policy. If the races are run on Tuesday, the men very often do not recover their from till the chance for winning fame and applause has passed from their grasp...