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...reported that the Registrar has threatened to suspend any one whom he finds sitting out of his regular seat at prayers. One man has already been put on special probation for going to prayers, because he is regularly excused...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...SING of love and of the man who once from Manhattan shores, propelled by steam, came to Cambridge and the banks of Charles, having suffered much while passing the sandy Point Judith, on account of the unrelenting rage of cruel Neptune...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FREDRICUS VAN RASSELAS LIVINGSTON. | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...devised for a preliminary trial than merely having the Boylston Professor select twenty of the speakers to take part in the final contest. When we consider the fondness of judges for making an award which shall astonish everybody, we cannot help feeling that it is impossible for one single man to pick out twenty men, and say that they, and none but they, stand a chance for the five prizes that are offered. It seems to us that the only really fair way is to have the same judges for the two trials. If this is too much...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...many of the men seeming to be surprised into striking. Although we much admired the catcher's cool playing Wednesday, we doubt whether he has the requisite strength for the position; could not the catcher of the Beacons be induced to play? We also need at least one active man in the field who will cover a tolerable amount of ground and do well at the bat. Although the prospect for the future is much brighter than it was, we can safely say that unless the men in college who have ever played ball before come to the front...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...second object is, to reward those who now distinguish themselves in special branches. A man who is enough of a specialist to stand well in a certain subject, and no others, should try for Final Honours; they are for specialists, and convey great distinction. A student who does not care enough for his special study to take honours in it, or for other studies to get an average of eighty per cent, ought not to complain if his merits are not rewarded by a place on the Commencement programme, and should be satisfied with the credit given him each year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "TOO MUCH HONOUR." | 4/1/1879 | See Source »