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It is nonsense to say that the College would no more recognize Easter by changing the vacation so as to come after it than it now recognizes Christmas by having a vacation at that time. Not to mention the different character of the two days, there is surely some difference...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 3/7/1879 | See Source »

Of the N. A. A. O. itself, it may fairly be said that its annual regattas of the last six seasons have increased steadily in importance, representing an equally steady growth in its own character and influence. It is controlled by an executive committee of nine, who at present represent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PROJECTED "AMERICAN HENLEY." | 3/7/1879 | See Source »

THERE is an old abuse existing at the Library which needs Mr. Winsor's immediate attention; certain books are not allowed to be taken from the shelves. Occasionally, one's card is returned with an ominous-looking blue star marked on it, which means that the book will not be...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 2/7/1879 | See Source »

COMPLAINT has been frequent in the past, and is still repeated, because students are not allowed to use certain books in the Library. We hear the aggrieved ones talking about an index expurgatorius, about treating the students as school-boys, and about the true purpose of the Library. Now, whatever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/7/1879 | See Source »

Mr. F. B. Patten's essay on "The Character of Cicero, as presented by Middleton, Mommsen, Abcken, Bruckner, and Forsyth" showed careful study. The subject involved a large amount of reading, and this reading Mr. Patten had done faithfully. The essay was not strikingly original or interesting, but it was...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE BOWDOIN PRIZE DISSERTATIONS. | 2/7/1879 | See Source »

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