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...never at one time had more than six. Six men out of 170 ! When you entered this college you no doubt felt yourself weighed down by the glory of Yale's past victories, but do not for a minute think that the college is going to keep on and do the heavy work while you look on in indolence. You must do something, and that right speedilym for the good of your college...
...various members as they have preferences, are assigned to the great political parties; and represent certain sections, sitting for this or that constituency, and are supposed to keep themselves well up on the special interests of whatever part of the country they represent. The composition of the parliament is intended to be relatively in accord with the national parliament, with such proportion of conservative liberal and radical representation as to fairly reproduce the actual existing parties...
...from fresh air and from the opportunity of vigorous exercise, the more in duced will they be to seek an apparent refreshment in the misuse of tobacco and of intoxicating drinks. It must also be admitted that the English universities accustom their students to energetic and accurate work, and keep them up to the habits of educated society. The moral effect of the more rigorous control is said to be rather illusory.-[Prof. Helmholtz...
...such crowds and in such varieties that the legitimate frequenters of the yard feel almost at their mercy. This is evidently not as it should be. If the college could detail a special officer to be in the yard at all times, whose particular duty should be to keep the grounds free from objectionable characters, we might hope for immediate relief. But we can hardly hope for such an appointment at present. In the meantime if every one will discourage these annoying pests as much as possible, and themselves put down all disturbances made by muckers, we may hope...
...these road-riders are to be handicap, and as every rider beating a given time for the distance (not more than 20 miles) is to receive a prize, it is hoped that there may be many entries, and that every rider will keep...