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...flock to the place and were compelled at first to board out among the few miserable dwellings of the town. One by one the colleges were founded until, in Milton's time, the supremacy of Oxford University was threatened. As in Oxford the colleges all face upon one broad street, while their pleasant gardens border on the banks of their patron river. Of the Museums, the Fitzwilliam is the chief, noted for its fine collection of engravings, while many a fine piece of statuary can be found in its halls. The Senate House, dreaded by the incoming freshman...
...command by which to prefigure this college Titan. But a week or more of my freshman existence passed by without my seeing him, though by no means without my asking and hearing about him. Then one sunny morning there was a knock at my door, and in walked a broad shouldered, brown-bearded personage, with a burly gait, a deep, bluff voice, and a strong, good-humored countenance. My prophetic soul divined him before he announced his name-it was blaikie himself. My eyes perused him anxiously from top to toe, and my heart was satisfied. Even...
...subject of political philosophy among Americans, has always been of the liveliest sort. It is undeniable, however, that there is, in proportion to this interest, a noticeably small amount of definite knowledge and hence of definite thinking on this subject among both the great public, and among men of broad education. In a practical way, instruction in the actual status of political systems is fairly adequate in this country. Just as in England, it has been said, interest attaches more to the history of the English constitution as a growing political system, so in the United States, interest attaches...
Furthermore, we are assured by our oarsmen, that a straight course is essential to a fair race between eights and that the course at New London is not broad enough to allow more than two. crews to row a straight course. If three crews started off together, a crooked course, according to the bends of the river, would have to be followed. Such a course, on account of the current in the middle of the river, would be manifestly unfair to the outside boats. Eel grass would then justly serve as an excuse for the defeated crews. Moreover, the trouble...
...Running broad jump...