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The plan of turning down the lights in Sever Hall during a lecture, which was tried for the first time in Mr. Channing's lecture, should be carried out at every lecture. The glare from the open gas jets has always been unpleasant.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 3/2/1883 | See Source »

EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: I could not help noticing the impatience expressed by nearly all the passengers of a Union car yesterday, at the long delay caused by the stop at the railroad crossing. The conductor slowly wandered towards the track, both hands in his pockets, turned around without so much...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/2/1883 | See Source »

One of our learned professors the other day, while marking the list of absentees, remarked, as he jotted down the names, "Mr. S. and Mr. R. absent;" and then a moment after, glancing around, innocently queried, "Is there any one else here absent?"

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 3/1/1883 | See Source »

The resolutions voiced the sentiment of the college in regarding the faculty's action as inconsistent with their own statements in approval of the past conduct of the nine, as unwise in tending to repress college spirit, and, by the substitute offered, class games, to revive class spirit, now nearly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMHERST STUDENTS' PROTEST. | 2/28/1883 | See Source »

Prof. Shaler is to direct the search soon to be made of an alleged coal mine in the town of Mansfield. The coal near the surface is slatey, but it is believed that further down there is a rich deposit.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 2/27/1883 | See Source »