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...made stocking-mender at a salary of pound 12. Students were allowed a pound of meat and a pint of beer at dinner, and a half-pint of beer at night. For supper they could choose between a half-pint of milk and a biscuit. They were given clean table-cloths twice a week, and finally could indulge in the luxury of plates. Pudding was a delicacy three times a week...
...clean score: First gent - "Madam, permit me to introduce my friend, who is not nearly the fool he looks." Second gent - "That is where my friend differs from me, madam. - [Tiger...
...they have but an ill appreciation of economy. While we cannot have our cup of coffee, since it would incur the enormous cost of seven cents per week, still some favored gentlemen have the privilege of a private room, which entails the extra expense of gas, keeping the room clean, etc. Since, by personal observation, there are five or six empty tables in the hall, why must we bear this expense? Should the luxuries of the majority be taken away to pay for the pleasures...
From the sublime to the ridiculous. "If we can't have fire escapes immediately, at least let measures be taken to clean the chimneys." - [Yale News...
...result of the foot-ball season has not made us proud. We have a clean record-of defeats. As far as the championship is concerned, the result was satisfactory to us. We have not been overwhelmed by the courtesy of any one of the contestants this year, and we would have been perfectly satisfied to see any one of the three leaders disastrously defeated by the others. It is a matter of congratulation for us, I think, to have had the experience of the year past. It will teach Columbia a lesson, not to believe too much...