Word: students
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...good naturedly criticising their merits and defects. It is a custom that we should like to see revived, not only for the good effect which it would have upon the work of our boating men, but also because it would revive a very pleasant feature of by-gone student life at Harvard...
...students in the English department at Harvard are not on speaking terms. It seems that, in order to promote a knowledge of practical criticism the instructor in that course gives out themes required in his course to the students for correction and "remarks." For instance, Mr. Freshworthy takes the theme on "The Harvard Student as a Cynic," written by Mr. Crewman to "criticise," while Mr. Freshworthy's theme is sniffed at by somebody else, Mr. Crewman receives back his theme heavily scored and underscored with marginal notes of "wretched grammar," "very bad taste," "atrocious English," utter lack of sense...
...appeared. It is a compilation of the best selections, humorous and descriptive, from the Yale Literary Magazine, the Courant, and the Record, and is an interesting volume. No prize pieces are included in the book. The selections are in the main light and gossipy, on all topics near to student life...
...student committee on preparing an address to the alumni in behalf of the fund for the new gymnasium have sent the address, which was printed in the News a few days ago, to all the Alumni Associations and to many individual alumni. Already several replies have been received expressing warm sympathy with the movement and giving assurance of material aid. The executive committee of the New York Association have ordered the address printed and sent to each member. Mr. Johnes, '73, who has already volunteered to pay the architect's bill is a member of this Association...
...certainly will not be a walk-over. It is hardly necessary to warn the sparrers against slugging, although restraint in this direction is sometimes difficult. Good nature should be the feeling of every man, and then nobody's delicate sensibilities will be shocked by student "brutality," and the sparring will be all the more scientific...