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...once put into practice. It reads substantially as follows: "The coat must be of black-mixed, called also Oxford-mixed, single breasted, with a rolling cape square at the end, and with pocket flaps; waist reaching to the natural waist, with lapels of the same length; skirts reaching to the bend of the knee; three crows-feet, made of black silk cord on the lower part of the sleeve of a senior, two on that of a junior, and one on that of sophomore. The waistcoat must be of black or mixed black; or when of cotton or linen fabric...
Prof. Hill has decided to allow the substitution of a thesis upon one of the authors prescribed for English A, instead of the essay in the final examination. The thesis must be from five to ten pages in length and must be handed in on or before...
...reading the parable of the Prodigal Son, Dr. Peabody called attention to the condition of the prodigal at the moment he began his better life. He had drunk the cup of self-indulgence to its dregs; he had been a mockery of himself, but his true self had at length returned. Few of us have ever been in the condition of the prodigal, but in every serious life there comes a similar transition. Our minds may be moving along in a purposeless way, doing its tasks, acquiring and forgetting, when, some day, we may be awakened by a great thought...
...Fewkes then mentioned the different varieties to be found on our shore, illustrating his remarks by specimens and drawings, and dwelling at some length on snake star-fish and basket-fish...
Captain Stagg, of Yale, has invented a machine to assist in the practice of sliding bases. It is a frame work 14 feet long about 4 feet high, covered with tightly-stretched canvas, which is in turn covered with a piece of carpet. The men rush the length of the cage, and throwing themselves on the machine, shoot headlong across its surface...