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...fair exponent of old-time fanatical asceticism the curious reader is referred to an editorial which appeared not long ago in the New York Times, wherein is manifested a spirit which would do credit to Cotton Mather himself. The Faculty of Dartmouth might, of course, if it chose, prohibit its students from wearing plaid suits and high collars, electing Spanish, or eating Limburger cheese after sundown, and a sensible person would only smile and draw his own private conclusions as to the sanity of that august body; but when a respectable journal, making comments on Harvard and Yale, sets itself...
...collegiate existence. In the examination in History 3 last Monday, a serious and unnecessary hindrance stood in the way of the best possible work. Instead of furnishing printed papers, - a custom which, if not required by regulation, is certainly enjoined by the unwritten law of the College, - the Professor chose to have the questions inscribed on the blackboard, as is done for boys at schools. Now the eyes of many of us are not in the best condition in the season of the Semiannuals, and deciphering hieroglyphics at a time when every moment was precious proved a painful and irritating...
...Tuesday evening members of the Junior Class boarding at Memorial Hall chose Messrs. Lombard and Hawins as their directors. There have been thirty-seven applicants for board since January...
...same time, as somebody or other said, there was never a spot on earth so wicked that a man could not live a good life there if he wanted to; and there never was a place where manners were so horribly bad that a man who chose to be well-bred could-not succeed. I have seen one or two very well-behaved people from the far West...
...Freshman Debating Society chose its first ten on November 2, as follows: H. L. Bond, W. F. Gillett, A. L. Hall, H. B. Hart, C. A. Hobbs, D. W. Lord, D. Mould, Jr., H. M. Perry, J. Quincy, Jr., F. J. Ranlett...