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...floor, rocking back and forth in well-kept measure, and repeating, parrot-like, the lesson of the day, each viewing with the others as a lung-tester; while in the background, squatted likewise on the pedagogical mat, is the instructor, whose chief business seems to be to keep up the rhythmical rocking and Babel of sound to its highest pitch. This he does by occasional adjuration, strengthened by applications of a long cane, which seems to be the chief badge of his profession, and by means of which he is able to reach the remotest delinquent without the trouble...
...Princeton or Harvard will be obliged to feel the mortification of tailing the list, and this consideration is no mean incentive for hard work. We heartily trust that this view of the matter may have all due effect upon our team and that they will do their best to keep us from this hitherto almost unattainable position...
...that when there is such a constant stream of travel from the gymnasium to Jarvis field, more care should not be taken for the safety and convenience of such persons who are at present beset by dangers above and below. We sincerely trust that the authorities will at least keep the pathway clear of obstacles and then we may possibly get used in course of time to an occasional avalanche from the upper regions of the laboratory...
...there are constant passers by, but the sides of the buildings that do not face on the yard or the streets need to be better lighted or better watched. Of course the best safeguard would be the long-needed yard policeman, who, when he comes into existence, is to keep the muckers out of the yard, and rid us of all the annoyance and discomforts attendant upon the present use of the college yard as the play-ground of Cambridge youths...
...that of the H. A. A. In that case probably several hundred would join and take an active interest in the club. A range might be secured within easy distance of the university and the club would become thoroughly representative of the college. To be a success it should keep these two objects in view; the one, to form a team for competition; the other to give advantages for the practice of a capital sport to a large number of men, whoar physically or otherwise incapable of joining in base ball, foot ball or track athletics. Both these objects...