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...petitions have been circulating among members of the Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes, which ask that next year's recess be at least two weeks in length. These petitions state that nearly all institutions of learning in the country have a longer holiday than Harvard. They also point out that Harvard students are unable to attend many lectures, social events, and meetings given for students on vacation. According to the petitioners, some of the single day holidays during the year may be converted into an addition to the Christmas-New Year recess, without disobeying any State or National laws...
With victories for Lowell, Dunster, Eliot, and Kirkland Houses, yesterday's matches were marked chiefly defaults, probably as a result of the proximity of the Christmas Recess...
...93rd meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which will bring 3,000 scientific men to Boston and Cambridge, will be held in the Harvard and M.I.T. buildings during the Christmas recess. Harvard is playing host in a large measure to the Association and its affiliated organizations, which altogether make up a grand total of 20,000 persons interested in science in some form or other...
...Athletics and Head Cocach Casey are now faced with the task of choosing a successor to Nelson and have already begun to confer on the proposition. Their decision will be announced sometime this winter but will probably not come until after the meeting of collegiate coaches during the Christmas recess...
...study of the report of the Special Recess Committee shows that all existing licenses for the sale of light wine and beer will be revoked at the legislation of the proposed law. Reilly explained the widespread unwillingness of merchants to renew their beer and ale licenses by pointing out that many of them are rapidly going into debt...