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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...speaker in the Harvard Union so aptly called the "bread-and-butter" view. "We must consult the spirit of the times in which we live. That spirit tends entirely towards progress, towards the substitution of new and more practical ideas for those which have governed the world for centuries past. We must keep abreast of the modern movement and more especially consult the needs of the time and place in which we live." This is the cry which is raised by the opponents of Greek and it is to the spirit of this cry, though not to the words, that...
...therefore with pleasure offer our apology to this committee for our hasty characterization of its action. That its motives and course of action have been fully explained cannot but be a cause of satisfaction to all who have watched that course with anxious interest for the past few months...
...spring approaches there arises new interest in the care of the college grounds. In past years there has been nothing to complain of in the appearance of our lawns and well trimmed trees, but some improvements about the yard might be suggested which could be easily carried out, and at trifling expense. It would be but little trouble to plant ivy near the buildings, and the result would be very pleasing. If the older buildings could be covered with a coat of living green, it would greatly increase the beauty of the yard by hiding the stiff and angular forms...
Nearly eighty new members have been admitted to the Boston Bicycle Club in the past two months...
...that the mid-year examinations are close upon us, the subject of the return of blue books or the announcement of the marks to students comes to mind. In past years it has often happened that the marks were not announced to sections until many weeks after the examinations were over. This not only keeps the students in a state of unnecessary suspense, but often prevents them from learning in which courses they have been deficient and need to pay most attention to during second half-year. On the other hand a student may have valued his work...