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...more expedition was made in search of ducks, which nearly resulted in the death of some decoys which we had taken for the real birds. These memories are of too harrowing a nature to be given to the public, on whose indulgence I have already trespassed too far...
...offer an apology, if in the following I should seem to speak irreverently of old college articles of faith and of customs springing from them. The subject of the Class elections is turning the mind of some portion of the undergraduates towards Class-Day. And while we are yet far enough off to examine coolly, let us ask ourselves whether we should not be acting in an honester way if we gave up some of the exercises on that day, however agreeable they may be. Not to enumerate too closely, we all know that the meaning of the exercises about...
...Greene, Thomas Nash, Thomas Lodge, Henry Chettle, and others; reprints of seventeen plays, at some time or other attributed, in whole or in part, to Shakspere; lists of all the companies of actors in Shakspere's time, besides much else that would prove interesting. Among works planned, but still far in the future, the most important is the Towneley Mysteries, re-edited from the unique MS. by the Rev. Richard Morris...
...question of adopting a system of late dinners seems destined to thorough discussion, and it certainly merits debate, for such a change would involve an alteration in the daily regime of every man in College. A rough sketch of the arguments thus far brought forward would give, for late dinners, the consideration of health; of convenience to the crews, etc., in gaining the time from 2 to 4; and the argument that a man can do his three hours' work in the evening better, if he has already had an hour's exercise, than if he puts that hour...
...time made by the winners was remarkable for barges and rather rough water. There was good rowing in all the boats, and very excellent steering, all which went to make the races decidedly successful and far superior to any class-crew racing we have ever had, though the unfortunate occurrence of a foul in the four-oared race must teach the coxswains greater care in future. That race should fairly have been rowed over again, between Holworthy and Holyoke; but the referee was unable to fix on a time, and so gave the decision...