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...training that resulted in such superb scholarship was, after all, but the scaffold by the help of which he was to lay the walls of a brilliant and successful life. It had developed his mind, strengthened his intellect, given capacity and grasp and method and direction to his mental action. Does all this give a pledge for usefulness in this world only? Does it offer no prophecy of extended usefulness in the world to come? Is there not a significance in the terms of the reward granted to great faithfulness, - "I will make thee a ruler over many things...
...time draws near for the Senior Class Elections, a word of caution may not be out of place. Only by laying aside all personal prejudices and all personal ambitions, by selecting the best men available, from whatever section of the class, by concerted and harmonious action, can the result be satisfactory to the class and the College public generally. As the Crimson has heretofore remarked, "Class Day is not Society Day." If there be individuals who are disposed "to lobby" or otherwise advance the interests of certain men, or if there be men who entertain ambitious plans for their...
...meeting of the committee appointed by the Junior Class to take action on the death of BYRON ELLIS BAKER, the following resolutions were adopted...
...College year draws to an end, there is one matter in connection with undergraduate journalism that we wish definitely to comment upon, once for all. At the time when the Yale papers chose to "excommunicate" the Acta Columbiana, we could not sympathize with their hasty and discourteous action; but so long as there was a doubt, we preferred to make no editorial allusion to the affair. But the doubt exists no longer. The Yale papers stand convicted before the college world of a breach of courtesy toward an exchange whose merits would seem to entitle it to the highest consideration...
...regret that the associate press have so grossly misrepresented the late disturbance at Exeter. The Exonian gives, in substance, the following account: About one-fourth of the whole number of students in the Academy, wishing to express their disapproval of the action of the Faculty in removing two young men from the Academy, and in expelling one more of their number, went around to the professors' houses at night and gave a tin-horn serenade. After the serenade some persons who probably were not in the Academy went to the houses of two of the professors and broke some glass...