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The catalogue prepared by Mr. Cushing is brought down to 1878, and is both a subject and an author's catalogue. A glance over the list of contributors reveals some interesting facts in regard to the authorship of the Review articles. The Adams family are well represented; John Adams has...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN INDEX TO THE "NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW." | 1/11/1878 | See Source »

Freshmen are treated badly enough now; why, is more than I can tell; although never "cocky," or rude in any way, they are looked down on by all the other classes. Perhaps, however, one of the reasons of their unpopularity is the fact that they come here no longer as...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 1/11/1878 | See Source »

WE notice in the list of examination groups published in another column that some examinations have been put down for the afternoon. Last year great dissatisfaction with this practice was expressed by the students, who complained that the afternoon was a time decidedly unfavorable for such severe work as a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/11/1878 | See Source »

LAST Tuesday afternoon, a little while before dinner, I was down at the Rink. The place was full of skaters, good and bad; round the circle, on the outside, swung happy couples; in the centre two or three stylish young men were solemnly going through the most wonderful evolutions, to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHAT TWO FATHERS THOUGHT. | 1/11/1878 | See Source »

In watching the University Crew the visitor is much struck with the easy, matter-of-fact way in which the old men do their work as contrasted with the stiffer, more labored, and less efficient efforts of the new men. To the old men rowing seems to be the most...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CREWS. | 12/20/1877 | See Source »