Word: understood
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Although the southern trip is pretty sure, Coach Catton wishes it understood that the team has not been finally decided on, and that there is opportunity for all men who will come...
...understood that Professor Pickering, who has been engaged in studies of the moon and of Mars, will go to England in April, where he is to read to the Royal Astronomical Society a paper upon the moon. He may also make a study of some of the volcanic craters in the neighborhood of the Mediterranean...
...understood that a student cannot be expected to cover all the fields of literature. He must chose some one field, or, in certain cases, two related fields. If his field is modern, he must extend its boundaries by a study of the important works of two of the following ancient authors: Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Horace, Virgil, Similarly, if the student's concentration is in the Classics, he must acquaint himself with two of the following modern authors: Dante, Cervantes, Chaucer, Milton, Moliere, Goethe. Furthermore, all students concentrating in the Divisions must show a knowledge of two works...
...even the most ill-qualified candidates can slip by, at the same time that many good scholars without special preparation are turned away. If Harvard is to assume an appearance of welcome to all students, and especially to students in the west, where conditions here are not so fully understood, it is essential that certain barriers--whether real or rumored--be demolished. It would seem that a sane alteration of our peculiar entrance requirements would offer the first opportunity for reform; a more liberal attitude would undoubtedly do much to popularize Harvard in many sections of the country...
With several changes in the line-up just effected. Coach Haines is developing a 150-pound crew from the nucleus of old Crew E. Although no dates have been scheduled for this crew, even tentatively it is understood that the management will endeavor to make arrangements for one race at least. R. R. Thayer '23, who was until recently captain of the Sophomore Class Crew, has been promoted to take the place of E. S. Matthews '23, while Helden Wigglesworth '23, formerly of Crew D. has displaced W. O. Clark '23 at stroke...