Word: selective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Executive Committee of the Harvard Union submit the three following questions, from which the Union will select the subject for the debate...
...minds which college to choose, to go to the one or the other. There is also another important influence brought to bear on students at school, and that is the gratuitous advice given by the principal or members of the faculty as to which college a man ought to select. This often makes the influence of one college predominate over another, for if a student sees the mass of his classmates going to a certain college he very naturally joins in with them, although at first he preferred some other place, The following is a list of the number...
While we are on the subject of the freshman class, the opportunity is a good one to say a few words to ninety-one. It is our custom, during the year, to select two members of the freshman class to our editorial board. And in order that we may decide on those two, it is necessary that we should have contributions from a great many. Editorials, articles on athletics, or other subjects of interest, communications and "Facts and Rumors" will be welcomed by the board. Let no one be discouraged if his first essays do not find their way into...
...list of his courses, to do so at once, as it will be very difficult to take notice of those courses which are handed in after tomorrow. Pamphlets relating to the various courses may also be had at the office. The freshmen should take especial pains to select their courses, for the inconvenience which is brought upon the instructors by thoughtlessness, is no little matter...
...present it is hard to make any predictions as to the efficiency of those training, but there are at present about six batteries practicing, of which it will probably be possible to select two fairly good ones. There are some five or six freshmen training with the University nine, and with the aid of these, a presentable team may be gotten together by spring. A number of games are being arranged for by the management, and some have already been settled upon with the freshman nines of other colleges, so that a lack of practice cannot be apprehended. - Yale News...