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...Monthly to appear before the temporary suspension of publication. This, to whatever "existing circumstances" it may be due, is a great misfortune. The Monthly, however much it may have been without honors in its own country, has filled to a certain extent the important post of Devil's Advocate amid the blatant orthodoxy of undergraduate life. And it has filled it, as anyone outside of College will tell you, with no little distinction. The Monthly has fallen a prey to all the ills that flesh is heir to, has had periods of wild absurdity and of utter dullness...
...contrary opinions concerning him. Some of the most orthodox and sincere Christians believe his work worse that useless. A great many atheists and kindred folk who normally look upon all religious impulse as folly, consider Mr. Sunday's work constructive because it awakens a dormant moral sense in thousands. Amid such diverse views we cannot dogmatically define the man. No doubt the wisest opinion would be that the proper adjective to describe him is "indeterminable"--whatever that...
Within the silent sanctity of the Union the Harvard team will sit, doughty warriors of many a bygone contest, pondering deep in thought, while the cheering thousands hang breathless on their move. The decision will be made amid tumultuous joy, the eager operators will flash the word to No Man's Land; while on roofs, in trees, on catboats, in the highest mountain tops and to the far corners of the cornerless earth, uncounted receivers will take up the word, and follow the victorious play...
...largest impromptu football parade which has been held for many years. Over 2.500 men were in line, and they were headed by the cheer leaders and a band. Red torches were lighted before the parade halted in front of the gymnasium. Captain Wilson and Coach Sheviln spoke amid what the Yale News called "the most tremendous enthusiasm show in years...
...Efforts have been made since the sack of Louvain to try and discover some remnants underneath the library and in the cellars, but not even a single leaf has been found amid the black and charred debris. Indeed, considering the difficulty of burning large masses of paper, it is concluded that the contents of the library must have been deliberately destroyed by the use of explosive grenades, while the building itself, as is known, has been absolutely shattered to fragments by the bombardment. It appear that, contrary to certain reports, none of the treasures were carried away to Germany...