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...Etas will give an entertainment at Union Hall, Cambridgeport, on the evening of Wednesday, May 3. An original farce, entitled "Class Day," will be produced, followed by the burlesque of "Villikins and his Dinah." The Pierian Sodality and the Cambridge Amateur Orchestra will furnish instrumental music. Tickets can be obtained at Thayer 47, or of members of the society...
...countrymen have given him, - the Concord Sage. If by age we mean weakness in body, Mr. Emerson may be old, but in intellect not. Age only adds wisdom to his boundless store of learning. AEsop's fable of the aged Lion and the Ass is just as pertinent to-day as ever. The old Lion is not helpless quite yet. It would have been prudent for the Ass to defer his insult a little longer. He has been too precipitous...
...peculiar snuffle directly opposite my door-lock, I make preparations to receive the goody. In like manner, successive knocks at Nos. 7 and 8 deafen me to the appeals of itinerant pedlers and orange-men. It is not always a wise course, however, to feign absence; for the other day, on my paying no attention to his rap, a poco of archaeological tastes carried off my door-mat, with the intention, probably, of representing his firm in the old clo' department at the Centennial. But, as a general thing, if one wishes to avoid trying on the new varieties...
...June were settled. Mr. Howe represented Yale, and Mr. Weld and Mr. Otis, Harvard. According to the agreement entered into last fall, the umpire was chosen by lot from two candidates nominated by the colleges. The lot fell to Professor H. M. Wheeler of Yale. The time of day for the race was then considered. Yale preferred to row in the morning, while Harvard favored the afternoon, as it would be more convenient for spectators. It was finally settled that the time of day should be 4.30 P. M., and in case of postponement, Saturday morning...
...always ready to discard our last plaything for a new one. It may be that this is caused partially by the necessity of shifting so often our interest in our work. One naturally feels unsettled when he has his interest aroused in the currency movement of the present day, and has suddenly, on the approach of an examination, to carry his mind back several centuries to devote himself to the consideration of mediaeval institutions. It is certainly possible that this unsteadiness in matters of study may have something to do with our apparent fickleness in other things; but whether this...