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...merits of their wares, or an account of a mother who has been unable to do any work for ten or twelve years, or else the beggar relates how he was disabled in a steamboat explosion, or some similar disaster. A man actually presented us a paper not long ago, which on careful examination we found to be the identical paper shown last year, in which a subscription was asked to enable the bearer to erect a tombstone to the memory of his loved sister. This class of people have looked upon students as legitimate prey. The notices have been...
...HARVARD HERALD: It is far from my purpose to attempt in any way to throw a wet blanket upon such an assured success as the Cooperative Association, but I should like to ask if the conduct of the gentlemen was not a little premature, who assembled a few nights ago to discuss "informally" (so it was understood) the prospects of the scheme. Officers were elected to an association which did not then exist. The audience who had gathered seemed unable to comprehend this, despite the laudable efforts of one or two gentleman who seemed desirous to impress upon them...
...generally acknowledged among card players that few games possess the interest and advantage of "whist." Years ago whist clubs were among the most popular at college, but latterly they have either become insignificant, or have wholly disappeared. A few years ago an effort was made to organize a club, but with little success. It was proposed to have a regular club-room, with the proverbial tea served to players, and in short it was to be fashioned after the manner of the whist clubs so famous in London during the past century. The latter scheme was soon recognized as impracticable...
...following table of statistics has been compiled from the annual register of students in attendance at Columbia College, which was published a short time ago...
...days ago while kicking around under the sanctum desk for the subject of an editorial, the waste-basket was accidentally overturned. The exchange editor reached over among the litter and drew out some MSS. which, after some consideration and pleading on his part, we have decided to present to the public. Communications were very prevalent of course. The first one we happened to pick out read as follows...