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...consideration of a promise to relieve them of these penalties the undergraduate members of the Med. Fac. have contracted to bring the existence of the society to a close." No description of the proposed agreement could be further from the truth than this last sentence; but it represents a popular misconception that accounts for most of the criticism that has been aroused. It is true that the College authorities will "stand aside" and "let the law take its course" but those who suppose that the action of the law is dependent upon whether its arms are held...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MED. FAC. QUESTION | 6/3/1905 | See Source »

...Mining Club defeated the Engineering Club in an exciting baseball game, but the score was unfortunately lost. Of the track events the most interesting was throwing the lobster, won by W. T. Harrison; the name of the lobster is withheld. The entertainment offered by the sea was especially popular, and considerable excitement was aroused when visitors on one of the regular boats to the Point discovered what was thought to be a school of white porpoises. These later turned out to be the Seniors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wonderful Senior Picnic | 6/3/1905 | See Source »

...Brandeis has been prominent in Boston for a number of years as a sponsor of the popular cause against such monopolies as the gas trust. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and the following year became a member of the law firm of Warren & Brandeis. Since 1897 he has been senior partner of Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter. On Commencement Day, 1891, Mr. Brandeis received an honorary degree of A.M. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and has contributed a large number of articles to legal reviews...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MR. L. D. BRANDEIS ON LAW | 5/4/1905 | See Source »

...first public performance at the clubhouse on Monday the play was received enthusiastically and the principal songs encored many times. "In Gascony" and "Soldiers of Fortune" were especially popular...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boston Performance of H. P. C. Play | 5/3/1905 | See Source »

...decline of 95 in associate members from last year and 114 in non-resident memberships. These losses, though at present unimportant, may presage a lack of interest on the part of graduates, which should if possible be alleviated by the undergraduates by making the Union more attractive and popular...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNION COMMITTEE REPORTS | 4/8/1905 | See Source »

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