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...apprehension of the man who took it. For such acts as these are not done except in bravado and that implies that the knowledge of them will be shared by a number of men. If there is a single group of men in the University who are so utterly devoid of regard for its most valued memorials, as to countenance the possession of this cross by one of their number, it is to the shame of the whole body of students...
...Chapel, on the contrary, are there for a purpose of their own and not from any disagreeable necessity. They come because they wish to take part in the service, and accordingly do take part so earnestly that it becomes a real act of worship instead of a mere formality devoid of significance...
...freshmen easily defeated the Boston Latin School yesterday afternoon. The latter team was extremely weak and consequently the game was devoid of interest. Ninety-seven batted hard and ran bases well, but their excellence in this respect was due principally to the extreme weakness of the opposing battery. The nine, however, showed considerable improvement in fielding and played a comparatively steady game. The features of the game were the throwing of Dunlop and the batting and fielding of Dean. The score...
...freshmen easily defeated the Worcester Academy eleven yesterday afternoon on Jarvis Field. The game was utterly devoid of interest, the only noticeable feature being the extreme weakness of the visitors, and to this may be credited, to a considerable degree, the apparent good work of the freshmen. The latter, however, showed some improvement both in forming and following their interference, and did not fumble as much as usual. There was not a single redeeming feature in the play of the Worcester Academy eleven. Their line was lamentably weak and offered very little resistance to the freshmen, while the backs very...
...central position won for her. When with the rise of the great commercial powers, a desire for broader culture was felt, Italian poets fashioned their works entirely from the models of France and Provence. Their poetry, as seen in the productions of the Court of Frederick II., was utterly devoid of originality. It was an artificial imitation of accepted models, without thought or feeling, merely art for art's sake...