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...German it is reported that the marks are very low, ranging from um to steen per cent. Here is a translation which only received raty-ta-teenths per cent...
FAST. - How my eyes ache! How my head hums! Oh! that I could have gone to Miss Vasaline's German to-night instead of memorizing those Chinese books for to-morrow's examination...
...Floor Committee will wear brooms in their button-holes, and the matrons, taken from the best known of the goodies, will be distinguished by dusters at their belts. "Mr. Matthewsalah" who, it is thought, has acquired more grace in skipping than any of the other janitors, will lead the German...
...students. Well, they're perfectly horrid. They stare at one dreadfully. Of course I don't mind a slight glance of admiration, un coup d'oeil en passant, but a continued stare, though flattering, is very rude indeed. I met some very, very nice college men at a german, though, - they were extremely dignified. Some of them told me all about how they spend their time, and I think Harvard life must be perfectly delightful. One very pale man went home early. My cousin said he had to grind, because he was a law pill. Isn't that a horrid...
...wish to plead for the establishment of courses in Ancient and Modern English, which shall make the attainment of Final Honors a possibility. Honors in Modern Languages are based mainly on French and German. But there are no motives to urge men to a careful study of English, except the excellence of the instruction given, or love for the subject. Is our literature, then, so deficient in value and interest? Is the ability to write - not Greek, but English - of so little importance? Students of Saxon and Old English meet with scant encouragement. Honorable Mention is a meagre reward...