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...pupils, and as their clapping ceased, one of the members of the school presented him, in behalf of his last class, a beautiful "Loving Cup," inscribed with a quotation from one of the "poet's" own poems. This proof of the esteem of his pupils was a hard blow to the doctor, but the inevitable photographer and his camera gave him time to recover sufficiently to begin his lecture. There were three times in a man's life, he said, when he might properly consider himself the centre of attraction-at his christening, at his marriage...
...professing Christians. Unless it be allowable for professing Christians to indulge in the time-honored custom, the sophomore minority must be terribly overworked hazing freshmen. The faculty of Yale should look into this matter, and see if something cannot be done for the amelioration of the young gentlemen's hard lot.-[Transcript...
...whole, every indication, speaking at a very early date, to be sure, points to a close and exciting race next spring. The seniors and juniors have an advantage in their experience, while the sophomores will depend upon their superiority in weight and what improvement in form hard work will make between the present time...
...career, great care and consideration should be exercised in the selection of officers tonight. We believe that this year there has been none of the pernicious caucusing and bargaining which has been so prevalent on the eve of former elections, and which has more than once engendered bitterness and hard feeling which has lasted until and even beyond class day. We hope that this same spirit of fairness will continue through the meeting tonight...
...classical departments at Oxford still continue to attract the largest number of able men, being hard run, however, by the mathematical school. Natural science comes next, then theology, then history, and last of all law, in which only one first class was obtained during the year...