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...larger college of life each man must govern his own action, each man is his own master, each man must lay out his own life by his determination for right or wrong. Here the benefits of university education is apparent, for by teaching a man how to control all his powers, it furnishes a basis for any occupation. And in any occupation success demands that a man be full-grown. Why should not this success be easy of attainment, since we, the sons of God, are heirs of almighty power? Religion is a law of life, an infinite purpose, commanding...
...table. Since within the last year club tables have been in all the greater demand owing to their limited number, it seems all the more unreasonable that only six men should be considered to constitute a large enough part of a club of twelve or fourteen to monopolize the control of a table to the exclusion of others...
...most practicable plan for establishing such a magazine on a permanent basis. The committee think the best plan is to let from twenty to forty men of each graduate class pay, as a gift, five dollars per year for the support of the magazine and assume the control of it. This association would elect its own officers and council to have control of the paper. The subscription price of the magazine to others should be one dollar; and it should best be issued in July, October, January and April with chances for extra issues...
...fifth inning, when he showed his only weakness by giving Bliss a base on balls. Ramsdell's error advanced the runner to second, Murphy's single brought him to third, and Young forced him home by sending Bowers to first on four poor balls. After that he showed better control of the ball and pitched brilliantly striking out two of Yale's best basmen when every base was occupied. Princeton failed to get a man past first till the fifth, when Ramsdell secured a base on balls, took second on a wild pitch and third on Trenchard's sacrifice...
...fifth to the seventh innings. There was very little hitting on either side. Harvard led with seven hits, to four of Dartmouth. Three of Harvard's four runs were earned. The game was almost entirely a pitcher's game. O'Connor pitched magnificently for Dartmouth. He had almost perfect control of the ball. He struck out thirteen men, some of our best batters striking out two or three times in succession. He was finely supported by Ranney. Highlands pitched a strong game for Harvard, struck out seven men, gave only three bases on balls, and had only four hits against...