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...likely to consent to such an arrangement, and even if they would it would not be expedient to break in upon the recitations of so many men. Immediate action should be taken upon the matter in order to insure perfect fairness, and at the same time to avoid the possibility of any unpleasant complication...
...finally been hit upon. The gradual invasion of Holmes has been reducing its limits for some time; what with the Physical Laboratory, the Gymnasium, and the new Law school; and it is proposed to place the new Physical Laboratory still further out in the field, so as to avoid all shaking caused by the street cars. In order to have space enough for a quarter-mile track, it is said that Jarvis will be abandoned, and, by the levelling of Holmes as far as Jarvis street and across the field in the opposite direction, a new field will be made...
...Students shall be slow to speake and eschew and in as much as in them lies, shall take care, that others may avoid all sweareing, lieing, curseing, needless asseverations, foolish talkeing, scurrility, babling, filthy speakeing, chideing, strife, raileing, reproacheing, abusive jesting, uncomely noise, uncertaine rumors, divulging secrets, and all manner of troublesome and offensive gestures, as being the [torn] should shine before others in exemplary life...
Profound and comprehensive advice given by an aged woman-hater to his nephew : "Shun the blondes, avoid the brunettes and fly from all the others...
...After a careful enquiry into the case, the faculty are convinced that the class had no grievance worthy of any consideration whatever, etc. I will add, that this combination of the students is a clear violation of the promise which they made on entering the college; that they would avoid 'all indecent, disorderly behavior and disrespectful conduct to the faculty, and all combinations to resist their authority...