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...theory of language is, or should be, of some importance to him. It guards him from the error, so frequently met with in earlier times, of guessing at an etymology, or of establishing his own tongue as the "language of Paradise." Romance, besides the purely philological interest it presents, has a rich literature. The Troubadours, whose love and chivalry found their highest expression in Dante, are the children of the Provencal, a dialect of the Romance. Their songs and stories live to-day; but the "glory has departed out of Juda," and their volumes often lie dusty and worm eaten...
...arguments on either side seemed irrefutable. Yet to have the University crew row at the class races would certainly improve and add interest to races that are notoriously in need of improvement. Since it has now been decided finally that these men are not to row on their class crews, it would seem that some plan should be proposed that would make provision for them to row together as a crew in the spring and fall. A strong argument in favor of such a plan was suggested at the time of the discussion in the Advocate, - that...
...would hardly be possible for this University race to take place on the same day with the class races, but if it were rowed, say, on the next Saturday, the men would be in condition, and the spectators would by no means have lost their interest. The time made by the University in such a race, together with their general appearance, would also furnish a much better criterion from which to form an opinion of what they were going to do at Saratoga than could possibly be obtained from watching them practise alone...
...interest of '77 in Base Ball is shown by the number trying for the Nine, who are Messrs. Bird, Culbertson, Curtis, Eaton, Herrick, Keys, Latham, Leeds, McDowell, Nash, Roby, Sawyer, Thatcher, Tower, Walker, and Wheeler...
...boys into their hoppers, and turn out "liberally educated men." We care nothing for the holiday in itself, but it seems to us that the Faculty has no moral right to disregard days which the whole nation celebrates. Such a policy is not calculated to create or promote that interest which young men ought to feel in the events thus commemorated...