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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...proportion of exceptional students which it contains. The number of honor men who enter the Law School has shown but little variation, either absolutely or in relation to the total number of Harvard men. Of the Harvard representatives in last year's class, who made such a poor showing both in graduation honors and in the Review elections, eighteen, or 30 per cent., had taken their college degrees with distinction; while of the Harvard men in the class of 1909, who took 41 per cent. of the LL.B.'s cum laude and had seven of their number...
Professor Rafael Altamira of the University of Oviedo, Spain, delivered a lecture on "Literature as the Fountain of Spanish History" in Emerson D last night. Professor Altamira's subject does not indicate the scope of his address. He endeavored to show the general value of literature to the historian and took Spanish history as an example. There is little positively known of some of the greatest events in Spanish history; they are obscured in myth and legend. But that is not all. Having lost their orientalism, the Spanish people ask how they came to be what they are. Is there...
...Brooks House, which begins today. This collection affords an opportunity for every man in the University to assist in some measure this practical form of charity. To those especially who cannot give largely of their time to Brooks House and its work, the chance is here given to show their interest and support. The clothing and magazines received are distributed to various charitable organizations in the vicinity, and the text-books are added to the Text-Book Loan Library at Brooks House where they assist students unable to afford the expense of books. Whatever material is received is used...
...usual track and field events with cups for first and second places. Thus far very few men have reported to Coach Quinn for afternoon practice and unless there is a sufficient number of entries the meet will be called off. It is absolutely necessary that the Freshman class show more enthusiasm and that more men report in order to turn out a winning team in the spring...
...Hamlin, Mr. Gustafson, and Mr. Seymour set forth clearly the claims of many avocations, and Mr. Gill's "Student Council Problems" calls the Freshman's attention to the very best way of serving his College. Mr. Fenn has delved humorously and effectively into history to show us the pit from which we have climbed out. From the point of view of "the Offise" 1914's "Forestry as a Profession since if one can one should always make some trial of a profession before deciding thereon, is, in these seductive autumn days, decidedly dangerous; but if the moral of the earlier...