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...Bass Solo. "My Little Woman...
...average weight of the Freshman nine," says the Northwestern University (Illinois) Vidette, "is one hundred and ninety pounds." "Two of the members of the Woman's College" at the same university "sing bass". "One Junior in the medical department is nearly seven feet high." Either the imagination of the editors, or the physical development of the students, has attained a very remarkable growth...
...course there are some good songs sung in the College societies, and we occasionally hear spasmodic attempts at part-singing in the Yard. No later than last Saturday night, it was our good fortune to hear "Johnny Morgan" sung by a capital tenor voice and a very gruff bass. I am given to understand, however, that such performances are not always occasioned by a love of music. The attention that we devote to sacred music is too well known to need any comment...
...tell you all about it. In the cars I met a very charming gentleman, named Mr. Poco, who told me all about the students, and a good many college anecdotes. Pretty soon we came to the Port, where he said the Freshmen, after taking their big Bass further up the river, came nightly to fish for striped Bas, and to shoot ducks. I did not see any water, but suppose I was on the wrong side...
...knows almost everything that he ought to know, and everything that he ought not to. And Squibble, who has seen you talking to Jones, tells you how delightfully Miss Rosalie is taking him in; and how her husband - the fat man with the red nose who plays the bass-viol - has been full every night for a week on the proceeds of Jones's bracelet...