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there seem to be no extenuating circumstances. The men deliberately broke the word which they had pledged and the trust which the class had given to them. Their action was utterly dishonorable and unworthy of gentlemen...
...whose object in life was to become notorious. Among other follies this man became a Christian. He was so clever that he soon took the lead of all officers of the church, interpreted many books, and wrote many others. Finally he was made a bishop; then he broke some of the Christians' laws, and was expelled from the brotherhood...
...Australian recently broke the world's record for the high jump, making 6ft. 6 in. at the first trial. - The Princetonian...
...coming of trouble between the two countries is due, in part, to changes in the foreign policy of the United States. In 1890 trouble broke out between two factions in Chile, leading to civil war in which the United States, though neutral, became concerned, largely through Minister Egan. Mr. Egan's first mistake was that while showing courtesies to both parties, he plainly favored the party of Balmaceda and expected its triumph. Feeling against the congressional party was shown when they attempted to ship arms from a Californian port on the Itata. However unauthorized this act may have been...
Lloyd Collis '92, who broke the intercollegiate record in the mile walk last spring, has been elected captain of the track athletic team. Collis means to carry out the same plan of training for his team that Herbert Mapes used...