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...fair trial here, and thus far no good reason has appeared to justify its existence, much less to warrant its further continuance. Wherein the influence of the nines that have thus far played in Cambridge, is any better than that of professionals, would be a hard question to answer. We certainly do not get as good practice from them as we should from professional teams, and every other nine in the college league has the benefit of professional practice. Under these circumstances we hope the faculty will see fit to consider carefully the question of rescinding a rule which places...
...supply the demand however slight. There should be no necessity for students of these languages to go abroad to complete their study. There is a demand for an American university which can offer every advantage possessed by the universities of Germany in these departments. Harvard has tried to answer this demand. Not less gratifying is the increase in the French instruction. The addition of the new courses will do much to improve this department and at the same time keep the standard of the instruction in modern languages fully up to that of the ancient...
...carefully guarded, the existence of which however, is thus signified to the public. If this inquiry happens to be addressed to an older member of one of these societies-a graduate, say, who left college a score of years or a quarter of a century ago-it will be answered by a smile which conveys the idea-which, very likely, will also be verbally expressed-that the secrets are of no account. If the question happens to be directed to one of the young members of some of these fraternities, the stranger receives no answer at all. He probably...
...continued his argument for the government in the star-route trial yesterday, and ex-Senator Kellogg gave $10,000 bail to answer the indictment pending against...
...theory which many persons hold, that a narcotic of some kind is necessary for every one. While Mr. Higginson was travelling along the border of Kansas, a cattle ranger came through the cars, anxiously inquiring of every passenger whether they had any tobacco. All returned a negative answer, and, when at last the man reached Mr. Higginson, he was almost in despair. "You haven't got any tobacco 'round you?" he queried, in a pathetic tone. "No," was the reply; "I don't use it." "Don't use it?" exclaimed the ranger, starting back in surprise...