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Harvard College is, with one exception, the oldest existing educational institution in America. It is, however, one year younger than the Boston Latin School. This school, through its alumni association, is to hold the exercises commemorating the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of its founding to night. With almost a hundred graduates of the school at present connected with the University, Harvard ought to be well represented to-night at the commemorative exercises...
...operation, and the success of the attempts at co-operative government which have been tried at several colleges, and to compare the various systems with the plan of a conference committee which is shortly to come up before our faculty. The Amherst Senate, inasmuch as it is the oldest and best known of student governing bodies, first deserves our attention. Much has been written about it, much indeed which is untrue or misleading, and we hope therefore that this article may correct any wrong impressions which have been made...
...beginning of each round. This made it necessary for the referee, Mr. O'Reilly to do this himself, something which we have never seen done at a winter meeting before, and hope never to see again. The idea of the stewards standing idly about, and allowing the oldest gentleman acting as an officer to do their work, was not an act of very great courtesy. Another feature, not of importance, perhaps, but, nevertheless, well omitted was the presence of trainers, and of contestants being revised in the main hall. These men and their work are much more properly confined...
...Yale Library Magazine, established in 1839, is a rival to the Brunonian in the honor of being the oldest college paper...
...were informed that the proper support was not given the Advocate to insure its success. Then came the news that the Lampoon was in a similarly crippled condition. Such a condition of affairs as this is entirely uncalled for, and should not be endured. That the two oldest publications of the university should fail through the apathy of the students to support them, is by no means a flattering complaint to Harvard enterprise. It cannot be allowed to continue. It must be seen that success in a college publication is entirely dependent upon the interest manifested...