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...which no earthly power could ever persuade me to divulge; and after the serious business of the evening is over we sit down to a supper, of which the uniquely shaped apple-tarts, which give the society its name, form the staple. There is in the same society a man named Swiddle. He passed with much distinction the initiation, the chief feature of which is, that the neophyte is obliged to eat a dozen tarts three inches in diameter in ten minutes, and to wash them down with six tumblers of Fresh Pond water. In Swiddle's case the water...
...gentlemanly flaneur" all study is irksome, especially in vacation; but to the earnest student this opening for cultivation of branches which he has, perhaps, unwisely decided he must forego, offers a golden opportunity. No man need fear knowing too much; rather should each man's motto be that of Goethe during his life and on his death-bed, "More Light...
...from complimentary to us. It is safe to say that laziness has more to do with the lack of material for club crews this spring, than anything else. While at the time we were making up our minds that rowing too closely resembled work, our English cousins were struggling manfully at the oar. At Oxford, twenty-one colleges have boats on the river, and consequently a hundred and sixty-eight men, in addition to the University eight, show their willingness to sacrifice their ease enough to row for their colleges. The races just ended lasted a week, and Brazenose came...
...point out, in detail, its evil effects, would take more space than we can give in this column. We only wish to say here, that we have made careful inquiries concerning the intended working of the law; that we have been told by one of the authorities that a man who had forty-nine per cent in one mid-year examination, even if he had eighty or a hundred in all other studies, would lose all his chance for a degree that year; and, finally, that the opinions upon the subject, expressed in an article which we print in another...
...into practice. At the same time some of my readers may be able and willing to do so. The plan is very simple. All you need is a large house, a steep staircase, and a pair of hobnailed shoes. The house is a sort of decoy. You invite the man that you don't like to dine with you, or inveigle him into your power in some other way. When he comes to the house, he is led through a suite of elegant apartments decorated with paintings of the "Fall of the Rebellious Angels," the "Fall of Cardinal Wolsey...