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...other blind guides, that the thing the least intelligible was the most "high art," I chose the Portfolio, a journal which, until my culture-mania, I had looked upon as the acme of stupidity, and began studying the etchings published therein. By dint of sitting before each plate for half an hour and exclaiming, "How splendid! What depth and juiciness of tone! What exquisite grace in the curves of the left toe!" etc., I had got in a few months to such a pitch of development that the sight of an etching at forty rods affected me to tears...
...content with these exertions, I elected Fine Arts, and here my trouble began. All went well for the first half, and though nothing definite has been heard from the Blue Book of the midyear, yet I rest under the firm conviction that the result was a good hundred. Then, too, Mr. Perkins's lectures must not be neglected, and judge how my feelings were gratified by a glowing eulogy of etching as the highest field of engraving. With what light steps did I attend the next lectures in my favorite elective! But "put not your trust in professors." What...
...amply sufficient for the customary smoke or after-dinner nap. The proposed plan would leave the hour from five to six for exercise in the Gymnasium or for walking, and, what is more important, would prolong the time for rowing, and allow the crews to get their supper before half past seven or eight. Those who have engagements in the evening would greatly appreciate this leisure hour before six, and we believe that the change would be favorably received by a majority of the students...
...CONTINUOUS grumble becomes monotonous and loses its efficiency. And it is also true that more than half of the complaints directed against the Faculty might as well be aimed at the stars, as far as they have any power to correct them. However, as the papers pretend to be open to every one, and to be the organ of the undergraduates, now and then grumbling and faultfinding will occur. It is unjust to blame the Faculty for preventing beer in Memorial Hall, or the continuance or discontinuance of Prayers, and yet many are firmly impressed with the belief that...
...number of entries for each. The season is too short to allow of two sets of races, one for class crews and another for club crews. It is much better to adhere strictly to one kind. The method we suggest prevents the club crews from being superseded one half the year, besides affording satisfaction to the greatest number, and being the best way by which to advance our standard of oarsmanship...