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So when the first batch of ladies came down, I mildly suggested that we should immediately begin the embarkation, - a long and serious task, I assured them. To which dear Mary would have yielded, but Mrs. Earl thought they would wait for the others; "and, I'm sure, Master Morris...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CHRISTMAS WAITS. | 12/20/1877 | See Source »

WE think the Advocate's suggestion to change the Ivy Oration to a Tree Oration should meet the approbation of the Class. When it was discovered that the ivy planted near the Library served only as a bait to the white ants, ruthless hands were ready to tear down the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/7/1877 | See Source »

First, and perhaps the most despicable of all, is the man who takes notes. Of course we all take some notes, just to have the appearance of paying attention; but this man takes them preeminently; he is always taking them; during every lull in the recitation you may hear the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR SECTION. | 12/7/1877 | See Source »

But down the unrelenting stream is borne,

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SONNET. | 12/7/1877 | See Source »

If students would be more particular in both these respects, and if they would not take down a half-dozen books when they use only one, a great many more men would be benefited by these reference books, and the object of the professors in placing them aside would be...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE REFERENCE BOOKS. | 12/7/1877 | See Source »