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...principal stars which have been independently formed, for the most part from complete discussions of all the data available previous to the year 1872, and are therefore well adapted to test severely the accuracy of any series of observations, and Prof. Rogers is to be congratulated on the manner in which the observations made by him and his assistants stand the test...
...hearing within a fortnight. He sat with one knee tightly held in his clasped fingers: "Do-eh-er-like-er-music? I-eh-ye-know-eh-like-er-music-eh-ye-know." It is said these people in English drawing-rooms know a great lot on all manner of subjects, and that what they know they know thoroughly; but I see no outcome - no result. Indeed, I know a score of Oxford fellows who are in society insipid and flat. They are socially heavy as lead...
...like indignity, but a bold and malignant robbery. We are not told the full particulars of the awful story; but it is surmised that there exists at the college a secret band of sophomores whose dark and wicked design it is to prey upon the freshmen in all manner of means. Through some unknown source these conspirators got wind of the possession of a quantity of peanuts by the aforementioned freshman - a parting gift from a fond mother or perhaps a sweetheart, as full of hope and trusting courage the youth set out to win his way in college. Peanuts...
...thorougly imbued with the spirit of "professionalism" would be capable of displaying, "has a very suspicious taint of gate-money influences about it." Now, we beg leave to state that the argument of increased gate receipts has never entered the discussion at all, except in the most casual manner, and moreover, when the question comes up for discussion it will hardly be taken into serious consideration...
...experience of the last two years seems to us to show that a change is desirable in the manner of deciding the day on which class races should be rowed. The differences of opinion on this point last year were settled, we believe, by a meeting of the captains of the crews. This year the executive committee of the boat club, with whom the official decision lies, settled the day of the race, but the meeting of the senior class has shown that one class, at least, has very decided objections to the date fixed by the committee. The committee...