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...Thought Transference" is a clear statement of the present condition of the work done by the Society for Psychical Research. The author does not attempt to express personal views on the subject, but lays the facts before the reader and leaves him largely to his own conclusions. The time has come when intelligent men can no longer close their eyes to such questions...
...poem, "My Beloved," by Mr. Sempers, is a highly successful attempt. There are few men in college who dare attempt such high themes, and the author is to be commended for his creditable work...
...also scored in this inning on a hit and several passed balls. Harvard did not do anything until the seventh, when Boyden led off with a clean hit to centre, took second on a wild pitch, third on Dean's sacrifice to Meade, and came home on an unsuccessful attempt by Cahill to catch him at third...
...brought on severe headaches. A few weeks before commencement he became violently insane and died before his class graduated. My own room-mate in his efforts to retain his scholarship neglected exercise and all relaxation. During his senior year he was obliged to leave college in a vain attempt to escape consumption...
...story of much the same style. It is doubtful whether it is well to have two articles of this kind in the same number. The story is well written, but lacks originality. A short poem, "Guidance," is a very pretty bit of verse. It is not an ambitious attempt, and perhaps the more successful for that reason. It is simple in thought and the effort is pleasing. Some book notices and the Brief make up the number...