Word: sortes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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This is the result of the many changes made this year in the arrangement of groups. Some of the changes I will mention. German 3, a course which is a sort of combination of German 5 and 6 of last year, has been transferred from groups X. and XI. to group II. French 5 has been changed from group VII. to II. Spanish 10, in group X. last year, is now placed in group II. Latin 4 (group VIII. last year) is now in group III. Greek 4 is changed from group VI. to V. Latin...
Number 3 of the first volume of Yale's new paper, the Critic, impressed us rather favorably at first glance. After reading the editorial column we thought that the Critic was designed to be a sort of a Nation among college papers - a field entirely unoccupied in college journalism. And this in our opinion is what it should be. The Critic, - with the exception of the first column, which is written in an admirable style, - contains but three or four subjects, all of which have been handled from time immemorial by other college papers. If the Critic wishes...
...development classes in the gymnasium this year similar to those of last year. There is a large number of students who would be glad to join such classes as these if they were re-organized next year. Such a class gives an opportunity to many men of taking a sort of exercise under the eye of an instructor which they would not otherwise have. We hope that the director will repeat the experiment of last year...
...many papers which have had articles from Harvard press, Six, at least of the Boston papers have regular reporters at Harvard, and it is a rare thing to pick up a Sunday paper which has no Harvard notes in it. The pay for this sort of work varies according to the ability and good fortune of the writer. The New York and Chicago dailies pay from $10 to $15 a column...
...attention is paid by Harvard men to some of the sports which figure on the list at the inter-collegiate games. For instance, the shot and hammer are suffered to rest, while dozens of men run on the track. One or two contestants in these sports revel in a sort of solitary training, and are sure of success from a total absence of competitors. If some of the heavy men would so far sacrifice themselves as to try a few feats daily, or to throw the hammer every afternoon, they would probably discover that this sport is not so difficult...