Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-22

and regulations governing the Yale
 Harvard boat race have been agreed
 upon by the respective captains and
 managers and were given out Tues
 day night The agreements are that
 the annual Yale-Earvard boat race be
 rowed on Friday. June 21. 1912 and
 that the race schedule be as follows:
 Tie Yale- Harvard freshmen four
 oal ed race will be rowed on the aft
 ernoon of Thursday June, 20, at a
 time to he agreed upon by the two
 captains; the freshmen eight-oared
 race will be started at 10.30 on Erie
 day morning at the railroad bridge
 and be rowed up stream. finishing at
 the Navy yard: the university four
 pared race will be rowed as soon as
 practicable after the freshmen eight
 cared race starting at the Navy Yard
 and going up stream, and that the
 university race will be started at a
 point opposite the Harvard freshmen
 quarters at o'clock and be rOWe0
 down stream. Should 1t be necessary
 to postpone the university race, 1t
 shall be rowed down stream any time
 up to : o'clOcN. If pOstponement un-
 5il Saturday is necessary, the varsity
 race shall be rOwed Up stream at 10.50,
 and the other races immediately after,
 also up stream.
 The race schedule this year departs
 from that of former regattas, the events being a week earlier and on
 Thursday and Friday, instead of We'd
 nesday and Thu sday. in Oruer to
 make more convenient the opportunity
 for graduates back for commence
 ment at both universities to attend,
 Tho crew outlook at both Harvard and Yale indicates that there will be
 heavy and powerful boats this year on
 the river. While Harvard has six vet
 erans left from the 1911 eight and Yale has but three, nevertheless the mater ial from last years winning fresh
 man crew is all that could be desired and there is good material from the class crews. On the whole, however, the outlook at Harvard is rather bet ter on paper than at Yale, although tEe Blue has brighter prospects than for several years. It remains to see how the new stroke is developed. President Hadey, in speaking of the present elective system in the college, and the problem, particularly urgent at this time of the year, in selecting the best courses of study, gave an in- tereSting view this week on the sub | ject of specialization n college work. If a man Is not pressed for time or money, I should advise against too much specializing on any subject" said President HadIey. "The ideal college course is one where each man studies subjects he is not going to use in after life, but methods which he is going to Use.'
 In the list of academic freshmen o1a by maintaining a first division stand during the term just ended, there are Ill men. This number, out of a class of 950 iz Phenomenally large, and indi- cates exceptional scholarship on the part of the class of 1915. The number is an increase of fl over the honor men for the fall term and of II over the hcnor men of the winter term last year. Dean Jones expressed his grat- ification at the large list, especially since the requirements are more rigid than heretofore
 The annual inspection trip of the seniors of the Sheffield scientific school. made for the purpose of ac- quainting them with the progress along engineering lines in a practical way. starts next week and will 1n clude sits 10 N Jew Ork, -PnlldQelpnla ana Pittsburgh. The trip counts as
 an integral part of the engineering courses, and in the two years since they were inaugurated have been found of great benefit. In New York, some of the great power stations will be visited, and the steamer Mauretania, which will be in port, will also be inspected Then the electrical engi-
 neerS will go up to Schenectady, while the majority will continue to the | Pennsylvania steel mills, and machine manufactories. This instructive itin- erary ends on April 3. the day that | college closes for the Easter recess. The polo team, the newest Of Nale's athletic organizations. has begun in door practice, a number of ponies have | arrived last week from Virginia. | There are nearly thirty members in the polo association, and those inter- | estcd in the sport feel optimistic con
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