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...that students of the University of Pennsylvania are very important young men; that Yale boys should have what they want; that Harvard's Greek play netted a handsome profit; that the Harvard students who endeavored to disturb Oscar Wilde at his lecture in Boston, now realize that their action was not very creditable; that the college boat races next summer promise to be more exciting than ever, but that college presidents are opposed to the sport on the ground that it engenders betting and gambling among the students...
...resolution has been made by the legislative assembly of Utah, and sent to Washington, praying Congress to send a commission to Utah to investigate affairs before taking any action in regard to the anti-polygamy bill...
...action of the New York alumni, in reaffirming the resolution of last July calling upon President Bartlett to resign, has caused considerable comment in the college, the general opinion seeming to be that, while it might have been well for the president to have resigned at the time of the first resolution, it is now a foolish and unfortunate idea to revive a disturbance hurtful to the college and once settled, especially since the actions of the president have shown such good-will towards the college, and zeal in urging its interests...
...class, are subjected to and suffer more extortion than any other part of the community, and secondly, that it is only through their own initiative that relief and reform can be secured. Cooperative schemes anywhere are doubtful undertakings, doubly so in college matters; and therefore, although the need of action on our part is universally admitted, it behooves us to look carefully in the first place to our beginnings; then not to attempt too much at once; and above all, to enlist the interest and active cooperation of the greatest number possible before taking any decisive step. Better...
...spleen, he has chosen to revive the feud by writing to the press a letter slandering Williams in a most ungenerous manner. Great indignation is felt here among faculty and students, and must everywhere be felt among the alumni and friends of the college against Mr. Chadbourne for this action. The cause for this sudden outburst of malice is unknown, but the general belief here is that he has been "most terribly left" in something, and that having tasted a generous supply of sour grapes, he is trying to sweeten the flavor by hurling slanders against us. His administration here...