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Perhaps, however, this loosening of the bond is not to be deplored, for any respectable old mentor who should nowadays attempt to follow the vagaries of his young Telemachus would have a hard time...
which, being interpreted, means, "Harvard University, alas! too near the Mabille Garden." To be sure, it is not yet within easy walking distance. To the ardent and inquiring youth one cannot yet answer, "Second turning on the left, follow the crowd and there you are"; but still it is too near to make both ends meet comfortably on an allowance of $2,000 a year...
...time-honored college custom I said that a great responsibility rested upon popular men, inasmuch as many of their admirers would imitate their actions; and, to use a strong illustration, I said that if Swellington got drunk, Gosling, even though he did not like the taste of liquor, would follow his friend's example. This is the statement that "D" challenges. I do not say that Gosling does drink to excess, but I say that he will if Swellington does, and I draw the conclusion from Gosling's conduct in other matters. When "D" says that no man ever "drank...
...follow where it leads with golden chain...
...interested parties, especially to those who have been so unfortunate as to be conditioned by its operation. We are glad to see that any College officer is taking such an interest in matters connected with the students, and we hope that other members of the Faculty will follow the good example which Mr. Cook has set them in sending a letter to one of the college papers...