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...tablet might be designed of some suitable material, large enough for a man's name and the date of his class and death, perhaps, to be fastened on the wall, with a shelf below for the standard biography. The whole affair, books and all, need not cost more than ten dollars, and, as it should be one of the highest honors the University has to bestow on her sons, it would not be necessary often enough to make any considerable expense; even if it did, the occupant of the room would be willing to pay part of the expense...
...friendly conversation or debate! Almost every one seems to be pursuing his own business or pleasure in solitude. Of course this is not true of all fellows: some of us cultivate the social element of college life to the detriment of the studious, as we know to our cost; yet, on the other hand, a good many seldom see their classmates except in recitation, at the table, or at society meetings. Harvard men are almost proverbially taciturn. "Deep streams run still," some one may answer. True; yet this should not be allowed to dwarf our social life, and probably...
...last number of the Advocate, in an article entitled "A Suggestion," contained one or two statements in regard to stained glass and the cost of a Memorial Window which need a little correction...
...like this comes in contrast with such a beautiful one as the west window of Memorial Hall, it necessarily has to suffer extremely by the comparison, and its poor quality will continue to become more and more evident as succeeding classes, striving to outdo their predecessors, erect more costly windows around it. The expense of erecting a window which shall be in harmony with the Hall, and which shall display real artistic merit in the design and its treatment, is from $1,200 to $1,500. This may seem to be a high price, but it must be borne...
...manifested by the students that the authorities saw fit to impose a fine of 6d. upon those that came to "meeting before bell-ringing," and the luckless undergraduate who neglected to repeat the sermon was reminded of his inattention by a fine of 9d. A social game of cards cost the players 2s. 6d., as a warning to those who should thereafter indulge in such wicked amusements. Rudeness at meals - shades of Thayer Club! - was an offence punishable by Is. Other acts also were once deemed worthy of fine, which in this degenerate age are entirely overlooked; for instance, "selling...