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...been the custom for several years past for Professor Norton to entertain on Christmas eve those of us who are obliged for one reason or another to remain in Cambridge during the recess. It is needless to say that all who can have hitherto availed themselves of this rare treat. There are too few opportunities for personal intercourse between scholar and preceptor in the course of our studies for any one to neglect such an opportunity. The pity is that such chances are so rare. The size and unwieldiness of this institution of learning is such as to prevent...
Professor Norton asks us to say that he will be at home on Monday evening (Christmas Eve), from eight to ten o'clock, and will be happy to receive any members of the University who may not have nay other engagement...
...time be changed to an earlier date. There are many men who, usually faithful in attendance at the lectures, are accustomed to leave college a few days before the expiration of the term. This enables them to reach home a few days before Christmas instead of at Christmas Eve. There are but few men who cannot as well spare these last few days from study; an hour examination compels them to loaf around Cambridge, thinking of home until they have satisfied their own consciences and the exactions of the instructors. We hope that all such instructors will bear this...
...Rich L. S. continued for the nagative. He said the tendency was towards there being two parties of about equal power, and a small third party holding the balance of power. At the eve of an election this third party would have an enormous importance and would cause far increased bribery and corruption...
...game at New York, in which time the constitution stated that the two leading teams of previous years shall play at New York, in which to come to her present conclusion, we do not feel in any way under obligations to grant any possible change of position on the eve of the promised contest...