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...will be open to academic juniors and seniors. Courses in elementary, constitutional and international law have been open to the upper academic classes for some years. With the addition of these new courses it will be possible for a student by taking them during his last two years, to shorten his studies in the law school by a year, while those who only wish to gain an elementary knowledge of the subject, will be able to do so without taking the regular law course...
...time row the Freshman eight rowed with the University crew and kept about even with them except for a spurt at the finish, which put them slightly in the lead. While with the freshmen, the University crew, rowing about 30 strokes to the minute, showed a tendency to shorten the stroke, and many individual faults were emphasized. For the other two miles the men were a little more settled and rowed in somewhat better form, but they still rushed forward badly. The four-oared rowed this afternoon with Ober at bow and Webster at 2. The new Davy shell...
...have the most genuine ideals. The action of the play centres about Victor von Berndt, who is nicknamed the "Veilchenfresser," or violet eater, from his habit of sending violets to all his passing loves. Owing to the elaborate scenery which will be used, it has been found necessary to shorten the play from four to three acts...
...standard of requirements for the degree of A.B. has risen steadily, and that the age of its recipients has advanced about two years. President Butler adds: "By taking this step we should retain the college, with its two years of liberal studies, as an integral element in our system; shorten by two years the combined periods of secondary school, college and professional instruction; and . . . at the same time we should retain the four years' course with all its manifest advantages and opportunities to all who look forward to a scholarly career, and for as many of those who intend...
...stroke. Bullard has done good work during the short time that he has rowed in this position, but he is a more valuable man in the waist of the boat. Brownell is also a good stroke, but his distance is two miles and it is felt that he would shorten the stroke in the last two miles of a four mile race. McGrew has always been able to drive a crew well, and has improved since the beginning of the season in his beat and in getting a quick catch...