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Dates: during 1880-1889
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During the past four years our college papers have been going through rather an interesting process of evolution. As many have not been here for the length of time mentioned, and as many others may not have noted the changes, it may be worth while to look back upon what has happened...
...while we are on the subject of examinations, we may as well make a suggestion, which, if carried out, will, we believe, be of advantage to all concerned. We refer to the custom of keeping copies of past examination papers in the library for reference, a custom that of late has been greatly neglected. We have no need to expatiate on the value of these papers to men preparing for examinations. We will only say that we think that the members of the faculty, or those who have had the matter in charge, by taking more care in future...
...hundred and fifty years of Harvard's life. If at any time, for any reasons, an examination period has been omitted, that is, a period has passed without examinations, then we are sure that the present examinations have had more successful predecessors. But, nevertheless, we believe that the past few weeks have been exceptionally successful for their kind. Complaints about examination rooms, about proctors, about hard and unfair papers - with one notable exception - have been exceedingly rare. Evolution is at all times a slow process, but it is strangely slow in the case of the written examination. Still we sincerely...
...several weeks there has been a movement on foot to give the University Boat Club a benefit, and, if possible, remove the debt which has been hanging over it for the past few years. This benefit, for which successful preparations have at last been made, is tendered by all the athletic organizations of the university together, and is destined to show the work done in the gymnasium as well as exhibit the various class and university teams. It will be held in the gymnasium on the 27th of March, the Saturday after the last winter meeting...
...that it is perfect, yet those who have been out of college for a year or more actually do not know what work is being done in English to-day. Accordingly, for the benefit of those who know not the present as well as those who know not the past of our English department, we should like to make a few plain statements...