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...friend (we 'll call him Jack for short...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BORES. | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

...existence before, but had never had the pleasure of seeing him till last Saturday, when we met in the horse-car. He got in at the 'Port, accompanied by his grandmother and a lively young aunt. He was pale and intellectual-looking, and was gifted with what our grandmothers call an inquiring mind. He opened fire when we reached the railroad-crossing, with "See the nasty water!" uttered in a piercing treble that punctured the drum of the ear like a sharp needle. Encouraged by the success of his first attempt, he continued the conversation during the rest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE INFANT PHILOSOPHER. | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

FAREWELL, old friends, if I may call...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VERSES | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

...member of '82, interested in all class proceedings, I wish to call attention to the dilatoriness of officers in calling meetings. It has frequently been the case that notices for meetings of considerable importance have been posted late in the afternoon, when the meeting was called for the same evening. In such cases, of course, there can only be a very small attendance, and the opinions of the meeting may be far from the opinions of the class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 4/2/1880 | See Source »

...wish to call attention to the amount of work in Freshman Mathematics, which seems to be steadily increasing from year to year. The final examinations in Solid Geometry are now held at Christmas, instead of in February, as they were formerly, and three weeks are thus gained in which to proceed farther into Analytical Geometry. From the fact that more Freshmen are conditioned in Mathematics than in any other study, we infer that Mathematics are made disproportionately difficult. Indeed, it is questionable whether Analytics, for instance, will ever be of practical use to nine men out of every...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/2/1880 | See Source »