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Some years ago the present system of Faculty Advisers was devised with two objects in view. Primarily the function of the Faculty Adviser is to guide the student in his choice of electives. In this respect the system has been a success. But it was hoped that the Faculty Adviser would be more than a mere signer of study-cards; it was hoped that he would be a friend to his advisees...
...another opportunity for service is open, and President-Emeritus Eliot, with the broad view and profound insight of the scholar, has outlined the duty of the American bar to lead the way to a great legal reform. The defects of our existing institutions of law and of our methods of judicial procedure, President Eliot has presented in succinct and forcible terms, and he emphasizes particularly that public opinion is demanding reform. Here, certainly is another field in which Harvard University through the Law School may show that the higher educational institutions of the land have their thumb on the public...
...addition to the Noble Lecture, there will be a talk in the Union upon "Extemporaneous Speaking" by Professor Copeland. In view of the interest which has recently been shown in the Forum and in debating, especial importance attaches to the subject of extemporaneous speaking. In the Noble Lecture and the talk on "Extemporaneous Speaking" opportunities are offered which few can afford to neglect...
...second of the King's Chapel lectures on "Chapters in the History of Mohammedanism," from the point of view of comparative theology, with especial attention to correspondences in the development of Christian theology, will be given this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Professor G. F. Moore h '06, will speak on the special topic of "Controversies about Faith and Free Will. The Rationalists," This lecture is open to the public...
...summer. The merits of the suggestion are numerous. In the first place, any such trip has a democratic influence. The educated man comes into contact with others who have not had as many advantages for intellectual training, and learns to appreciate their work and understand their point of view. Then, too, this influence may work both ways, and afford others the opportunity to understand better the college man. It is hardly necessary to enumerate the other advantages of this proposed naval training. The value of the discipline, the experience to be derived from travel, and the physical development obtainable...