Word: various
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...cheerfully publish the notices of the various teams, clubs and societies, but they must be short and concise. If men would take pains to write their notices as briefly as possible, they would be doing us a great favor...
...heart then we find him; frank, and plagued with a self-consciousness that leads to a somewhat serious lack of assertion, which leads in turn to an evanscent lack of earnestness, and to a rather comical sense of his own immaturity." The author goes on to mention the various manifestations of self a nscicusness, and states that many men exaggerate their vices to pretending to be better than they are, because, of all vices, that which flourishes least in the atmosphere of Harvard is hypocrisy; of all habits the most detested is cant." The article contains several random daily themes...
...time when a course in astronomy was not in demand, was not necessary in our University, but this has long since passed away. At the present time at least an elementary knowledge of astronomy is essential in a liberal and broad education, and especially in the study of the various sciences and their theories...
...March Outing appears the first of a series of papers on "The Evolution of Form in College Rowing," written by Mr. E. M. Garnett. The subject of the first paper is "The Harvard Stroke." In it the various changes which the Harvard stroke has undergone during the past five years are carefully described. The article explains fully the reason for Harvard's ill success since 1885 and so is very interesting. We quote a part of the article criticizing the '88 stroke and comparing it with that rowed...
...Although it is too early to predict with absolute accuracy, the result of the Intercollegiate games this spring, nevertheless, even at the present time, it is possible to prophesy with some probability the winners in the various events. Yale, without much doubt, will capture the cup this year, while Harvard, who until 1887, had won successfully for seven years, having sustained a very serious loss in the graduation of most of her team, seems to stand a very poor chance. Yale will surely take four firsts. Harvard, Columbia and U. of P. will each win two or three, while Princeton...