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...standard of athletics have been crowned by success. Throughout his career here Professor Hollis has maintained intimate relations with the students, and so has always been regarded as a close friend. The admiration with which all Harvard men regard him illustrates the influence a teacher of strong personality may wield when he tries to know and serve his students outside the class room. The CRIMSON wishes to express its deep regret at the loss of Professor Hollis, and to extend him its best wishes for success in his new field of work...
...worth while to train a man to fight cases in courts of law? Is it worth while to train a man to perform major operations in surgery? Is it worth while to train a man to wield an oar in a boat race at New London? Is it worth while to train a man to carry a football across an opponent's goal-line...
...community must become a factor in politics--an intelligent factor. Intelligence is what most of us lack, as far as the knowledge of laws and the duty of officials goes. Equipped with such Knowledge of laws and the duty of officials goes. Equipped with such knowledge, we can wield a powerful weapon if we are but willing to shake off indolence and assume a task that is not always agreeable. For the average American has a horror of raising a disturbance, of taking exception to the way another man performs, or fails to perform, his duties...
...both the editorial columns of the CRIMSON and Advocate and through numerous communications from the college at large to offer a course in astronomy. It is now announced that a course in astronomy is to be offered. The college papers can hardly credit this to any influence they may wield, however, for the course is not such a one as they have had in mind when asking that one be established, and it is given now more from necessity than anything else, since it is demanded as auxiliary to the work of the Lawrence Scientific School. The course is open...
...Harvard's record in athletics during the past year can clearly be seen the wonderful force which united effort can wield. Take it all in all, last year was the most successful in athletics that Harvard has ever had. The season began with the victory in foot ball and fittingly ended with the glorious record at New London. Upon the latter achievement we want to take the first opportunity of congratulating the men who brought it about. The outlook in rowing at the beginning of the year was not bright, and the discouragements which Captain Perkins...