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...very spirit of wit, - too apt, in the case of the Acta Columbiana, to degenerate into vulgarity. Of the Spectator, with its admirable illustrations, we wish to speak in terms of unqualified approval. It is suggestively humorous rather than broadly farcical; the little delicate touches that lighten the general effect are added to advantage. . . . The Orient (Bowdoin), Dartmouth, Athenoeum (Williams), Brunonian, and Student (Amherst) have much in common, each being the only representative of its college, and each being industrious in the accumulation of locals. We may be pardoned for preferring the Student above the rest, mainly for its manly...
...examination, are removed by the instructor from the Library a day or two before that examination, there is a manifest blunder committed. The removal of the books will not prevent the students from getting others like them elsewhere, if they wish to, and the only effect brought about will be trouble and inconvenience to those who would have used the books, - an effect which can afford no satisfaction to the instructor, and exasperates the student...
...part of the Dean's Report which relates to the revision of the Regulations is of especial interest to undergraduates, both in itself, and because it gives a very clear statement of the position of the Faculty in making the changes which took effect last autumn...
...knows that but for that "slight" change, the amendment would never have been adopted. And why did that slight change pacify all opposition? Because it left the tacit understanding - to which some of the officers gave even loud expression - that the "slight" change will have the practical effect of shutting out Liberal Christians. Does any sane man suppose that, before signing the constitution, a new member would search out with a pair of magnifying glasses its "fair" meaning? The constitution does not yet say that Liberal Christians may be admitted, and I assert that it does not yet dare...
...Effect of a Protective System upon the Home Laborer...