Word: topic
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Though football is the all-absorbing topic we must not forget the baseball interests of the college during the few remaining weeks when candidates for the nine may be practiced. Yale, we believe, makes very considerable gain be her policy of playing games during the fall season, and there seems to us no valid reason why this policy should not be adapted at Harvard, One thing is certain-a victorious nine this college year means work, and from the nature of the case the chances will be bettered by every game that is played. The matter we believe deserves...
...Bynnier's interesting serial, "The Begum's Daughter." There are several very good historical essays. The first is a description of the experiences of a non-combatant in South Carolina in 1861, by J. R. Kendrick. John Fiske offers another of his critical essays on the Revolutionary period, the topic being, "The Monmouth and Newport Campaigns." "The Closing Scene of the Iliad," by William C. Lawton, will be of interest to all classical students. One of the most readable articles in the number is "Fictions in the Pulpit," by Agnes Repplier. The writer makes a strong protest against the extreme...
...must work individually to induce promising fellows to become candidates for the various teams; men must themselves discuss athletic questions," more thoroughly, so as to let athletic men feel "that they are the representatives of a compact body of men" who are "determined to win." The next topic is the new regulations of the faculty, which are criticised in the same vein as the other restrictive rules and recommendations. They are pronounced "inconsistent with our character of a university, and petty, trivial, and unjust." The last subject of discussion is the mass meeting of April 15. The Advocate voices...
...certain portion of the class. Every Freshman is required to submit his choice of studies to his advisor at or before the beginning of the year, and his work is to be carried on under the supervision of that officer. He may consult his advisor upon any topic relating to his college life...
...United States and England as typical forms, and will be of value to every student of constitutional history. Mr. E. Irving Smith contributes a paper on "The Legal Aspect of the Southern Question." Professor J. B. Ames, of the Law School, contributes another article on "Assumpsit," the special topic being "Assumpsit for Use and Occupation." The usual editorial notes, notes of recent cases and book reviews complete the number...