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...both sides." Perhaps, after all, it was well to abandon the traditionary usage, but still, many a graduate can be found who will take delight in telling of the exploits on "theatre night," and how, it may be, he passed the latter part of that night as a "guest of the city...
...seems to me that when we enter the ranks of a Republican procession, we are, in a sense, the guests of the Republicans, we owe it to their hospitality that we are enabled to have the fun which is our object in parading. I will grant that the Republicans may be more desirous of having our company than we are of going with them; but so may an individual be the unwilling guest of a pressing host, and the laws of hospitality be still in force between them. The main point is this: The college, as a whole, have expressed...
...their kindly scheme to take off his coat and assume a club cap. "Now, keep your eye on me and try to keep time." said the captain. "You'll never, never make an oarsman, unless you watch the stroke." "I'll do the best I can, gentlemen," said the guest, meekly. "I'm always willing to improve." The boat went down towards Hunter's Point, a couple of miles at an easy three-quarter stroke, the newcomer pulling away manfully with the rest, and when they eased off to turn back they were surprised to observe that the stranger...
...found necessary to devise a substitute for them as a preventive of disorder. In the opening words of a recent editorial the Oberlin Review furnishes us a hint which immediately suggests such a substitute. "A few years since," says the Review, "the president of a neight, the guest of prominent citizens. He saw the large number of people that were upon the streets and inquired how large a police force the town had. "None, whatever," was the reply. 'But how are all these students kept in order?" was the next question. 'We have ladies in the institution.' The influence...
...Easter week next, upon the 16th, 17th and 18th April, 1884, and to invite delegates from the most celebrated universities, colleges, and learned societies in the world, to be present, on the occasion. We, the undersigned, therefore respectfully invite the Harvard Colleges to send a representative to be the guest of the University of Edinburgh during the days before mentioned...