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...from the bank to the woman's assistance, in getting her ashore. The writer of the above-mentioned article playfully insinuates that the crew merely lay on their oars and amused themselves by watching the woman's frantic struggles in the water, without going to her aid; and he ends up his article by some ill-chosen pleasantry in regard to the sparring at our last winter meetings. If the Gazette desires to allow people to air their ill-breeding through its columns, we have no possible objection; but we beg leave to suggest that an occasional regard for truth...
...wish to call the attention of our readers to the coming theatricals to be given by members of the Class of '81, in aid of the University Boat Club, and to urge each one to assist by his presence the finances of the Club, and also help make a good house for the gratification of the actors. The Boat Club is very much in need of money, as it will be obliged to move into better quarters than those occupied last year, when it goes to New London. There is great likelihood that it will be necessary to raise additional...
...prove this, if proof were needed; but, when we consider the number of students whose special pursuits are connected with this study, and the still larger number who have a general interest in the subject, we need not search further for evidence that the course is desirable. As an aid to the intelligent appreciation of art and the more thorough knowledge of athletic development, the study of anatomy is of no little service; and even to those who have no special artistic or athletic bent, ignorance of the constitution of the human body is often very galling. We need...
...know a man while in College, who found a seat twice; you think I don't, but I do. In the half-past eleven car, the innocent prattle of the Freshmen may help to keep your temper from bursting out against this railroad monopoly, but it don't aid you in getting a seat. The twelve o'clock car is the real tough one, though; sometimes there is only standing room on top, but generally you can squeeze in. There is one thing attractive about this car, - the conductor often passes you by on account of the crowd, and thereby...
...First to meet the beast, I need the aid of bier...