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...that art may be of benefit to our selves. We have simply claimed in regard to the principle of the petition that the boxing interest in college is not sufficiently general to justify the expense of a salary for an instructor. We wait for further arguments before we abandon this claim...
Columbia has voted to abandon her "Triumph," or beer festival, and substitute for it something else, - at present a colossal theatre party is advocated...
...Yale freshmen, at a class meeting on Wednesday night, decided to abandon their custom of "flag raising" forever. These occasions have always caused much disorder, and the faculty decided that unless this year's junior promenade was unaccompanied by these demonstrations, the promenades should be abolished...
...wish to remind the students that unless more men signify their intention to join the Reading Room Association to-day it will be necessary to abandon the scheme. The reading room will have decided advantages over any which has previously existed here; daily and weekly papers from all parts of the country will be on file, as well as numerous college exchanges. The room will also be open in the evening. The subscription book is at the Co-operative...
...required. Many reasons are given why it is inexpedient to abolish the attendance. "First and least of all is the reason that the college can ill afford the loss of reputation which would ensue on its being the first of all literary institutions in New England to abandon religious observances." Again many of the real reasons why the students desire the abolition of the attendance are unworthy of attention. Some students do not care to have their morning slumbers interrupted, others wish to be able to reduce their attendance at Cambridge to a minimum. It is advanced in support...