Word: periodical
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...feature article of the present number is a resume by Dean Hanford of all the Reading Period results so far apparent. Treatment of this subject scarcely lies within the reviewer's province--suffice it to say that for a concise summary of Reading Period records and of the most important suggestions which have been advanced for improvement in future Reading Periods Dean Hanford here offers all that could be desired...
Perhaps the chief objection voiced by the critics of the initial Reading Period at Harvard has centered around the chorus of seemingly unsubstantiated praise raised by its well-wishers immediately upon its termination. Inasmuch as in some cases the approbation was so extravagant as to suggest propaganda and to obscure the fundamental aspects of the innovation, Dean Hanford's complete official resume of the Reading Period results can be expected to shed authentic light upon the situation. At least it significantly indicates the optimism prevalent in University Hall over the outcome of the educational experiment...
Official class baseball practice will start immediately after the spring vacation and will run for a period of over seven weeks, finishing with a game against a Yale class team, it was announced at the Harvard Athletic Association last night...
Pennsylvania opened the game with two scores in the first two minutes and followed with two more in close succession before the first period ended, while the University horsemen were getting accustomed to the tan bark floor. Penn scored three goals in the second chukker and two more in the third. In the fourth chukker, however, the Crimson riders scored five goals in as many minutes over the Pennsylvania riders...
...Harvard men throughout the West are keenly interested in the present activities of the University," was his statement when questioned about the enthusiasm among distant alumni. "Their questions dealt chiefly with the tutorial system, the recently inaugurated Reading Period, the enlargement of the Stadium, and the expansion of athletic facilities as exemplified by the proposed swimming pool and indoor athletic plant. They were especially interested in the present-day requirements for admission, with particular reference to what actual need exists for boys in distant communities to resort to Eastern preparatory schools in order to meet entrance requirements...