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...gloomy clouds of the examination period darken our days. We are all prone to be in a rather irritable frame of mind, and are apt to become excited over trifles which pass unheeded in happier times. This state of feeling has been shown in past years by incessant complaints of the thought-lessness of those musically-inclined students who persist in keeping up a vigorous course of piano or violin practice during examination time, greatly to the annoyance and indignation of their temporarily studious neighbors. But this year there seems to be a lull in this species of vexation...
...Acta Columbiana gives utterance to the following bitter complaint: "The Freshmen are very fresh; they are constantly cheering, and indulge in wild discordant yells on the slightest provocation...
...Complaint is made of the amount of "slang" used by one of the instructors...
...darkness in the chapel. It is, unfortunately, too early to insert our stereotyped editorial on heating the chapel, as there is a rule of the paper which forbids its use oftener than once a month. We, therefore, pass over the old grievance this time, and turn to the new complaint which has been made. The chapel, it is said, is too dark to allow the reading of psalms without injury to the eyes. We therefore, respectfully suggest that on cloudy mornings the gloomy chapel be illuminated by a stray candle here and there. The reader may now expect some words...
COLLEGE BONFIRE FOR CLEVELAND-The Yale students built a large bonfire on the campus at the corner of Chapel and College streets in honor of Cleveland's election. The gales and fences were pretty thoroughly taken from the neighboring streets to keep the fire going. Complaint was made to the Faculty and police, but in the universal feeling of joy over Blaine's defeat the enthusiastic action of the students met with approbation-[Times...