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...Rubens?" was the first question. "I can surely make a rush on that," soliloquized Digger. "Rubens was a Flemish painter, - his other name is not known, - and he was famous for his masterpiece, the 'Rape of the Sardines...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN ANNUAL ILLUSION. | 6/13/1879 | See Source »

Where never a mortal was known to dwell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MIRABEL, THE FOREST FAIRY. | 6/13/1879 | See Source »

...this time it is doubtless generally known that the Freshman race between Columbia and Harvard has been given up. The action of Columbia, although to be regretted, seems to have been unavoidable. According to the statement of Captain Webb, he had not enough men (only seven, including substitutes) to fill the places in the boat, and therefore it was impossible for Columbia to row the race now. His offer, either to row next fall or to present our Freshmen with a stand of colors, is a sufficient proof of the sincerity and good feeling of Columbia. We are sorry that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/13/1879 | See Source »

...would be much better to wait till the list of those who obtain Honors is published, instead of printing the names of the unsuccessful candidates as well. A man who undergoes the labor of preparing for these examinations, and yet fails, is naturally sensitive about having his failure made known, and I can say for myself that I should have had much more hesitation about going in had I known that that fact was to be spread abroad. Hardly any one knew who were the unsuccessful candidates last year, for the publication of a list of all applicants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 5/16/1879 | See Source »

...person not a member of a recognized Club must be properly introduced by some well-known person who can vouch for his being an amateur. Tug-of-war teams must represent some Club or Association...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR SPORTING COLUMN. | 5/16/1879 | See Source »