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IT is reported that Dr. Young will have Hist. 7 and Roman Law next year, although these courses are put down for Professors Macvane and Gurney, respectively.
A strong, hearty voice, of one who is probably speaking to college mates: "When we heard the proctor's step, Fred locked the door and whispered to me to chop up the sign as quickly as I could, and throw it into the fire. So I went at it with...
"Oh, I beg yours; but you, as well as others, are mad, mad as any one in a lunatic Asylum. Why? Well, of course, different people show their insanity in different ways. If you should ask me how you show yours, I might tell you that you have an abnormal...
Now we heard something said, as by a calm, gentle, trusting voice; and I noticed that Dick recognized the voice. "My mother," said he. We listened: "Yes, Dick is a dear boy; he never touches a drop of wine." Dick looked a little uneasy, and laid down the glass of...
- Punch.THEY have had a great row at Oxford because all the students of University College, Oxford, have been "sent down," i.e., suspended, for screwing up a proctor's door.