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...said that it is not for all of us to be apostles of "sweetness and light," or even to be true disciples of Oscar Wilde; but it is possible for every man with a little care to keep his room clean and tidy, to put up a bit of fresh, pretty muslin over his windows, and at little or no expense to make the whole apartment attractive and pleasant both for himself and for all who may chance to call upon...
...following bit of ingenuous confession on the part of a Yale man will cause a few stray smiles: "The work of blasting the rocks from the side of the hills of the Yale field progresses rapidly and we have hopes of having a level field in order to play ball next Spring." - Extract from a Yale letter. - Princetonian...
...characteristic. He is but a poor representative of the social life of college who cannot remember his menus by the score, at the end of his four year's course. Many of the happiest memories of college life are those brought back to us by the sight of some bit of pasteboard tacked upon the door, the sole reminder of an evening of jollity. Let us, then, continue to honor the old Harvard custom, and hand it down for preservation to those who are to fill our places in the years to come...
Another point which Mr. Brearley leaves out of consideration is that the German students generally serve a year in the army, between their graduation from the high schools and their matriculation at a university. In this active, open air life, they learn a good bit of world-wisdom which serves them well in their general intellectual development. From all this, it must be perfectly patent to every unprejudiced mind that the German student, at nineteen or twenty years of age, is more competent to make his own selections in the matter of study than we are with our imperfect...
...Philosophy; but I studied Calculus with more carefulness on that very account. I learned to do patiently the things set me to do; to work hard and wait for the reward; to conquer every task - whatever it might be - before leaving it. And I would not give this bit of learning for all to be got from the most attractive elective course of both Harvard and Yale...