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...attention to the work that has been done by the Foxcroft collectors for the Brunswick fund. It is rather singular that practically the only response made to the appeal in last Friday's CRIMSON has come from that portion of the University which is least able, from a financial standpoint, to help the matter along. Aside from the money turned in to us by the Foxcroft Club, we have received less than two dollars. This is decidedly humiliating and would be very discouraging if we felt that the fund had been thoroughly advertised. By this time the matter must...
...varsity practice yesterday was not encouraging judging it from the ordinary standpoint. The playing was slow and lacking in life. There was creditable individual work in many cases, but taking the practice as a whole, it was of the kind to set the man who always sees flaws in preference to good points, harping about the falling off in the standard of playing. Such a person is but a superficial observer. While yesterday's work was by no means the best that has been seen this year, it is not just to criticise it harshly. Advancement is often being made...
Best general references: Lalor's Cyclopedia 29-40; Fouillee, Education from a National standpoint, 204-215; Educ. Rev. I. 27, 54 (Jan 1891); Ibid. V. 424 (May 1893); Jour. of Educ. XXXI. 297 (May 1890); Forum XII. 208 (Oct. 1891); W. T. Harris, in Andover, Rev., XI. 582-596 (June...
...gather information regarding the condition, character and spirit of College and University life in different countries, and to obtain useful knowledge on other interesting topics from the student's standpoint...
...expect. Many a point was won by a very narrow margin, but in every case it was pure grit and determination which decided the event in Harvard's favor. In spite of rain and wind, the games never lacked in excitement. All in all they were, from a standpoint of interest, the best that have ever been seen on Holmes field. We believe that a few more contests of this kind on home grounds will raise the Mott Haven team to the position in college which is its due. There is not another athletic organization which has met with...