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...meeting of the class of '89 of the University of Pennsylvania, it was decided to give up the traditional bowl fight, and to commend this action to further classes as a precedent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/22/1887 | See Source »

...petitions for changes in elective studies presented before 12 M., Saturday, Jan 15, have been acted upon and are now in the hands of the secretary. Petitioners should call at once and ascertain what further action is necessary in their cases...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/21/1887 | See Source »

...should rightly adjust the emotional and intellectual elements of his life, giving to neither exclusive-influence in his thought or action, but while seeing truth with a clear mind, he should grasp at its feeling with a heart for many and the experimental knowledge of what friendship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: President Dwight of Yale Delivers a Lecture to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. | 1/21/1887 | See Source »

Captain Keyes of the University crew was the first speaker. He spoke in a non-committal way, stating that the action of the freshmen was not to be made hastily, but that they must decide whether they wished to establish a precedent for future classes; he also spoke of the bad condition of the course, and thought Harvard ought to keep up the old traditions of the Columbia freshman race unaltered. Mr. T. Q. Browne, '88 followed him in the same tone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshmen Decide | 1/18/1887 | See Source »

...from the kingdom of business and hand religion over to women and children. We are encouraged by the fact that the best political economists to-day reject this materialistic theory and teach a doctrine in closest harmony with Christian ethics. The lecturer proceeded to state some principles of action which may assist the advance among the common people of a Christian theory of economics. The efficiency of labor increases as hopefulness, ambition and self-respect are created among the laboring class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Christianity and Socialism. | 1/17/1887 | See Source »