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...McCall began by saying that the representative is the only officer of the United States government that is voted for directly by the people. It is for this reason that the House of Representatives has come to be called the popular branch of Congress. The House has almost the same duties as the Senate; indeed, in their legislative capacities they are almost identical. One difference is that the House must originate all bills for raising revenue. This was supposed, at the time of the framing of the Constitution, to be a very great power, and that the power...
...Faust will be discussed, beginning with its fore-runners, the old Christian and the medieval legends, and Calderon's "Wonder-working Magician." Some time is to be devoted to the medieval poems and the middle low German dramas. The next chapters will treat of the historical Faust and the popular traditions of the 16th and 17th centuries in international literature. Then will follow a discussion of Marlow's Dr. Faustus and the development of the Faust traditions in Germany from the time of the so-called English comedians down to the folk-dramas of Faust...
...than could play on the University teams. But when over 125 men take part in a minor sport series after a particularly interesting year of intercollegiate contests, this attitude seems to be unfounded. Scrub basketball, dormitory track and rowing, and Leiter Cup baseball are becoming more and more popular, and we trust that nothing will prevent the occurrence of such series every year...
Concerning athletics at Harvard in the late fifties Mr. Spaulding spoke with enthusiasm of the devotion of the undergraduates to all kinds of physical exercises and out-of-door sports. Football, baseball and cricket were played, while boating on the Charles River was a pastime popular with all. There were at Harvard no fewer than 12 boat clubs in those days. One of these, the "Orion," had for its president Charles W. Eliot '53. In early intercollegiate regattas Harvard was usually the winner, but sometimes the prize even then went to Yale. After one of these defeats the officiating clergyman...
...river near the boat houses will relieve the congestion which has existed in the Stadium in former years and there is every reason to believe that the response will justify the efforts of the hockey management in arranging a scrub series and attempting to make the sport popular. The CRIMSON hopes to see the outdoor dormitory relay races continued also as the success of former years warrants their continuance, especially as relay racing has become an outdoor sport owing to the lack of a suitable indoor running track. The more men provided for in the way of outdoor exercise during...