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...influence of society. The conductor on the car passed me by in collecting the fares. Usually I could not be better pleased than by cheating the conductor; but upon this occasion I stepped up and gave him my ticket. A Sophomore called out aloud, "Freshman." A mucker whispered audibly, "Guess he stole it, so anxious to get rid of it." But I did not care what a Sophomore or a mucker thought. I was rather pleased that such characters had so poor an opinion of me. I was cordially received by the family where I called. I aired some...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RESULT OF REFORM. | 12/4/1876 | See Source »

...cannot be relied upon." It says further, that Mr. L. J. Powers, President of the Charter Oak Park at Springfield, took the time of each mile, and according to his watch Yale made the four miles in 21.01. This is undoubtedly more nearly right than the time-keeper's guess-work, and should be substituted for the figures given in our account of the race. The correct time of our crew would be about 21:30. It is necessary to have these figures correct, as the Record says, to prevent us from misrepresentation in the calculations of the "arithmetic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR EXCHANGES. | 10/20/1876 | See Source »

...GOOD GRACIOUS, chum! what shall I write about?" "Don't know, and don't care; it's sure to be stupid, anyhow, so don't spoil a good subject." "I guess I'll write on 'English and American Society.'" "What!!! Have n't you read the Advocate, on the 'limits of a college paper'? Don't you know that 'our paper should be filled exclusively with articles that have a connection with the college, - with the life here, the studies, the events of interest, that occur every day'?" "What these events of interest that happen every day may be, chum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ON "THE LIMITS OF A COLLEGE PAPER." | 3/24/1876 | See Source »

...SOPH., and FRESH. (together). Well, I guess I 'll have to be going...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LETTER-WRITING. | 10/15/1875 | See Source »

Shall I portray, or let you guess...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MISS BLAYRE'S BENEFIT. | 4/23/1875 | See Source »

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