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...heard against our colleges, that their graduates are not made thoroughly acquainted with their own literature. The prescribed writing of themes and forensics tends to give to all a slight foundation in writing English, and it seems that so long as prescribed studies remain in vogue in the university, along with these exercises ought to be prescribed a course in English literature - a course of at least one year. It is to be hoped that hereafter the course of lectures will be continued throughout the year...
EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: Passing in at Memorial today I noticed but one forlorn umbrella standing in the racks in the transcept, while inside the dining-hall I found a number of umbrellas ranged along the walls beneath the coats and hats of their owners. The reason of this condition of affairs is plain. The racks stand outside, unprotected and alone, and men will not risk exposing their property to the danger of theft or easy misappropriation by leaving their umbrellas here. Too many cases have already occurred of umbrellas disappearing and of their owners being unable to regain them. Thus...
...remedy that I would suggest for this state of affairs is, that the umbrella racks be removed to the auditor's room, where the paper boy or a waiter might be put in charge over them. The racks would not take up an unnecessary amount of room ranged along the wall, and could be easily disposed of, as now, when not in use. In this way men could have some hope of seeing their umbrellas again when they had put them in the racks, and the dining-hall would not be littered up by the dripping things...
...observatory, was open on Dec. 6th, when Venus took her skip across the sun's face. The winding staircases leading to the top were crowded all day long with students desirous of observing the transit through Prof. Lee's equatorial refractor. Your correspondent ruined his constitution by a climb along with the rest of the eager star-gazers. He was exceedingly disappointed with his observations and obtained about as much satisfaction as he would had he gazed through a sheet of smoked...
...Allen, the pugilist, lost himself on the way from New York to Chicago, and was unable to keep his appointment with Elliott. When at last he did reach Chicago he was as mellow as a man could be who had met entertainers all along the route...