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...Gladden took the middle ground between an extreme theory of individualistic ownership and that of communism. The community still retains its right to the land it occupies and when private ownership injures the general welfare the state should recall its lands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Christianity and Socialism. | 1/17/1887 | See Source »

...Turner, the instructor of gymnastics at Princeton, has offered three prizes for general excellence in that branch of athletics. Mr. Turner is the first instructor to make such a liberal offer and the competition among the students is very encouraging...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/15/1887 | See Source »

...Glee Alumni of Washington, tendered a banquet to president Dwight last Wednesday. President Cleveland was invited, but was compelled to decline on account of his health. All the members of his cabinet were present except Secretary Lamar and Attorney-General Garland. In addition to these were senator Evarts, senator Dawes, senator Hawley and a host of other prominent men. Colonel J. Edwards Clarke replied to the toast, "The Harvard Poet's tribute to Yale." Much enthusiasm was manifested at every speech...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/14/1887 | See Source »

...communication printed in another column sheds some new light upon the much discussed library book problem. We have received and published so many complaints regarding the use of books or rather the abuse of the privileges offered in the use of them that the general opinion must have obtained that the students were an irresponsible set of mischievous school children, and also that the library management was very inadequate. While rare instances of abuse may have occurred, we feel sure that a grain of patience added to a grain of comprehension could be taken by the grumblers with good effect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/12/1887 | See Source »

...late? We have a magnificent sheet of ice at a distance of but twenty minutes, - no drawback can be argued on the score of distance - and doubtless hundreds in the college who are enthusiastic and proficient skaters. Why then has not more interest been shown to this sport in general and to this club in particular...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/12/1887 | See Source »