In another column is given something further regarding the growth at Harvard of the University Extension movement. The spirit which prompts this work has, perhaps, been somewhat latent at Harvard until a short time ago. That it has now, however, shown itself plainly is an indication that the workers, with such earnestness as they are displaying, are bound to accomplish their object. This object the writer in the last. Advocate has clearly defined: "Above all and through all the idea is to broaden university life, and to put the University in its proper place in relation to the men and women who are at present entirely be yond its sphere of influence."
Just how Harvard men are working in this movement has already been set forth in the CRIMSON. Their numbers have markedly increased, and already their work is beginning to show in good results. The success, then, of this movement shows plainly the spirit that is among us. It is as free from cant as anything could ever be; it is the spirit which, if heeded and encouraged, will make us strong to endure and wise to comprehend the business of life.
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