Word: portions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Carl Kopf was the final speaker for the affirmative. After reviewing his colleagues' argument, he pointed out that we are a progressive race, and that the single standard of scholastic attainments as a requirement for admission was outgrown. "Do you not feel that a student who gives a portion of his time to activities such as debating and journalism should be accorded due consideration if his grades were a bit lower than those of another candidate who concentrated on studies alone?" he said. "I advocate no universal plan but let each college work out its own individual plan...
...hour, this dilemma would undoubtedly stimulate many conversions: happily, spring is scheduled to begin on Friday. But the unfortunate part about this particular suggestion is that everybody would have to do penance by going to nine o'clock classes at a quarter to nine, lectures would commence during that portion of the day now used by a large body of undergraduates for much more important things, such as sleeping or breakfasting. As supplementary to the daylight-saving regulations, this plan is admirable; but as an aid to the potential Student Chapel-goer it seems of doubtful value...
Besides devoting the major portion of his time to coaching the University track team, E. L. Farrell, former track mentor at Wakefield, and ex-Olympic star, is now taking a course in the University in Anthropology. During the first half year he also took a course in biology, but pressure of outside activities forced him to give this up. Eventually he hopes to earn a degree, for according to one of the managers "his fondest desire in to be a 100 per cent Harvard...
...been torn off. Mr. Doheny said that the signature had been torn off so that in case of his (Doheny's) sudden death, his executors might not press Mr. Fall, if Mr. Fall was at that time unable to pay. Mr. Doheny promised to try to produce the missing portion of the note, which he believed was in California...
...Crimson will be handicapped by the absence of Captain Lightbourn, who sustained a bad bruise on his knee yesterday in scrimmage. His place will be filled by Hesse, who has played a considerable portion of the last few games and shown up very well...