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Queen's College is remarkable for the number of quaint customs it retains, among them the summoning the students to meals by trumpet instead of bell, and bringing in the Boar's Head with carols, while every Eastertide the Bursar presents each member of the college with a needle and thread accompanied by the suitable motto "Be Thrifty." The library is one of the largest among the colleges and contains over 60,000 volumes besides many rare manuscripts. New College belies its name, as it was founded in 1586 and besides the usual amount of plate and relics...
...shame to have it destroyed or even to run any risk of destruction. There is no question that gas is slightly dangerous when used by students in such an inflammable tinderbox as the main hall of Gore. But the electric light would give no cause of alarm on this head and would be much better than gas in every way. It would give a better light, less heat, no smell and no care. The Edison system of incandescent lights with the pretty and inexpensive electro-liers such as are in use in the Bijou Theatre would be just what...
...addition to those already mentioned, he claims for it the following advantages: "1. The college is sending out a better breed of men." Under this head he speaks of the good influences produced upon the preparatory schools and he also quotes from President Eliot's remarks, which summarize the benefits of athletics at Harvard. "2. The system of college athletics gives opportunity for the development of certain qualities of mind and character not all provided for in the college curriculum. but qualities nevertheless quite as essential to true success in life as ripe scholarship or literary culture. Courage, resolution...
...coasting accident which resulted fatally is reported at Williamstown. A party of Williams students were coasting last Wednesday afternoon down Wemetery hill, and ran into the side of a stone bridge at the foot of the hill. The steerer, Nathan Gest, of the senior class, injured his head so seriously that he died in a very few minutes. Mercer, '87, was also seriously injured in the back. The accident seemed to be owing to the steersman himself, who probably lost his presence of mind...
...Spirit of the Times has a certain Hibernian touch to it of "see a head and hit it," which is truly unique, and its bump of aggressiveness has once more led it into a ridiculous position. After administering a sound drubbing, a very sound drubbing indeed, to the University of Pennsylvania, on account of its unfortunate challenge, the writer of the article was seemingly unable to close without making a few flings at Harvard and Yale. He blandly states: "If all the bosh that has been written about the aquatic deeds and words of Harvard and Yale could be collected...