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...rumor about a new dormitory for Harvard, which has been published in many papers, is entirely without foundation. It owes its origin to the Hastings bequest, which was made several years ago, with the stipulation that not more than $250,000 of that bequest should be expended on some new building. That building is not necessarily to be a dormitory, and morever the funds from the bequest will not be available for some time to come...
...Eliab Kingman, who years ago stood at the head of the fraternity of Washington correspondents, died on Thursday morning. Mr. Kingman was born in Warren, R. I., May 24, 1797, and therefore was in his eighty-sixth year. Mr. Kingman's work as a correspondent was noted for conciseness and accuracy...
This story did not originate at Harvard: One day not long ago a lawyer was arguing a case before the Supreme Court, and made use of the word "precedent," pronouncing it, however, with the accent on the second syllable, thus, "pre-ce-dent." Pretty soon he used the word again, and this time he gave the accent as it is usually given, on the first syllable. Justice Woods, who sits next to Justice Gray, noticing this variation in the lawyer's pronounciation, whispered to Justice Gray, "He pronounced it right the first time." Whereupon Justice Gray said, "What college were...
...that the method adopted by Prof. White with his section in Greek 9 approaches as near as possible the result desired. In this course during the past half-year, the section have had a number of written recitations on the subject matter. At the semiannual examinations a few days ago, the men were allowed to substitute these written recitations for parts of the paper, if they so desired. By this method the instructor much more readily finds out what the men know and have done in the course than by the old system...
...hundred - if such creatures call upon you, stop neither to parley with them or buy their wares, but turn them out of the premises at once. The men are impostors and their wares fraudulent. A visit was paid to the Law School a day or two ago by the fellows, but they were remembered from last year and men were on their guard. On being told to "clear out" they pretended not to understand, but when by a happy thought some one cried out "sortez done," followed by "sortez donkey" from another quarter, they quickly retired in good order...