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...evening. The freshman narrated the circumstances of the case very minutely, and the president listened with the greatest attention. When the freshman had finished, the president said, "And you cleaned them out?" "Yes," was the answer. "I congratulate you upon your success," said the president as he took the boy's hand and gave it a hearty shake...
...thousand volumes, and in Professor Gildersleeve's study at least two thousand five hundred. There are not only the Greek and Latin authors in this collection, but nearly every production of every commentator upon certain classical authors. Professor Gildersleeve has been an omniverous reader ever since he was a boy of twelve. He showed me some of his note-books that he had written out while at Princeton. Whenever he finished reading a book he wrote in his note-book his opinions of the work, and made comparisons between it and other works. His favorite author is Lucan...
Teacher - "John, what are your boots made of?" Boy - "Of leather, sir." Teacher - "Where does the leather come from?" Boy - "From the hide of the ox." Teacher - "What animal, therefore, supplies you with boots and shoes, and gives you meat to eat?" Boy - "My father." - [N. Y. Tribune...
...College in the last century no freshman was allowed to "speak to a senior with his hat on, or have it on in a senior's chamber, or in his own if a senior be there." And every freshman, with an occasional exception, was obliged to serve as errand-boy for "any of his seniors, graduates or undergraduates, at any time, except in studying hours or after nine o'clock in the evening...
...succeeded Dr. Woolsey as president of the college. With the exception of his "Books and Reading" and his "American Colleges" and "The American Public," nearly all of Dr. Porter's books are upon metaphysical themes. But the work which has made his name familiar to every school-boy is his revision of Wesbter's dictionary, of which he has been for many years the principal editor. He has also been a not infrequent contributor to the reviews. President Porter stands, by general consent, in the front rank of American metaphysicians; and his sermons, like his other productions, are marked...