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Dates: during 1870-1879
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EXTRACT from the United States School and College Directory...
Cambridge, Family School for Boys. Joshua Kendall, Principal...
...over 85 per cent, and whose members think they know more than any instructor in college, and spend their spare hours in reading the classics or philosophy for amusement; and an infinite number of sets which have no distinguishing characteristics at all, composed of men whom fellowship at school or mere chance has thrown together, and who are not qualified for any of the three main cliques, either in manners, muscle, or brain. Each of these many sets looks down on all the others, or affects to; and the result is, not the utmost good feeling...
ATHLETICS.Mr. H. E. Armstrong, of the Law School, last week notified the President of the H. A. A. of his intention to attempt to walk for the cup offered by the editor of this column, to any one walking a mile in 7 min. 40 sec. Tuesday of this week was the day appointed for the trial, but the weather was stormy and the track heavy. At a meeting of the H. A. A. it was voted that the cup should be competed for only on some regular field-day of the Association. This step was taken as a matter...
MARK TWAIN in his "Sketches" has given an account of the adventures of a bad boy who never had any of the misfortunes happen to him that always happen to bad little boys in the Sunday-school books. Unfortunately his hero did not go to college, so I have taken the history of another young man who did, to supply this...