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...Committee of the Union has brought again to the attention of the University a state of affairs which becomes more and more disgraceful every year. Although the Committee has done everything in its power to permit unrestricted use of the library facilities by allowing books to be taken to various parts to the building, the members have grossly abused their privileges, and 73 volumes have been reported as missing from April, 1908, to January 1, 1909. It is charitable to suppose that when these volumes were removed, their readers intended to return them sooner or later, but apparently they have...
...reception at the Hotel Manhattan at 10 o'clock, after which the delegates will be entertained at lunch by Mr. R. B. Cutting '97, the treasurer of the advisory committee. A business meeting will be held in the afternoon at Mr. Cutting's home. Papers will be read by various delegates and plans for the coming year will be discussed. In the evening a dinner will be held at the University Club, at which several prominent men will speak...
Already we have received various letters expressing the wish that several Yard concerts be held this spring. For some reason or other, we do not like to attribute it to the laziness of the Musical Clubs, very few have been held in recent years, in spite of the constant appeals of the undergraduates; and what was once one of the most pleasant features of the spring term has been allowed practically to disappear. With the Freshman and University Musical Clubs and the Pierian Sodality, it ought to be possible to arrange for one or more of these concerts every week...
...experiences of many teams, dramatic productions, and committees have brought home to us the justice of the common criticism of "Harvard indifference." Many undergraduates have no hesitation in allying themselves with the various branches of College activity, but once they have signified their intention of taking part in a thing, their interest wanes. At the various competitions and practices of athletic teams, particularly in the minor sports, at the rehearsals of plays, and at the meetings of committees, the small attendance often interferes noticeably with the accomplishment of the work at hand, and professional coaches and undergraduate leaders are greatly...
...Northfield Conference is a conference among college men upon matters which are closely related to the religious life and welfare of each University, upon the best means of furthering Christian activities among students, and a frank presentation of the claims of Christianity upon the various professions and callings which students are likely to enter...