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...just learning it, and he does raise the most tremendous racket - "racket," by the way, is not slang, as it has survived the ravages of time for twenty years, and Prof. Dale says it's the correct thing - but I digress. Our proctor, in his endeavors to master the intricacies ("intricacies" is good) of this new freak of nature - I mean the dance, not the proctor, - jumps over tables, climbs the curtains, fastens himself to the chandelier, knocks down the book-case, and all this time is trying to play an accompaniment on a flute. You must see that...
General Pratt's next lecture, repeating "Saving Properties of Life," will take place Monday at lunch at Memorial. As to his title of "General," he wishes to announce that he is a General of Generalites, i. e. a Master of Evolution...
...very droll, and the shrill chorus of little voices that grew in number as the sun sloped to the west, was extremely pleasant to hear. They are, perhaps, of the same stock as the ancient Greek frogs; at any rate, they performed the very music written by the old master of comedy - "brek-e-kek-ex-co-ax-co-ax - brek-e-kek-ex-co-ax-co-ax." - [Cambridge Tribune...
...received. After another selection by the quartette Mr. Chapman read the poem. He made many amusing hits at various members of the class. The reading of the poem was interrupted by frequent bursts of laughter and applause. Mr. Mumford then read the ode amidst great enthusiasm. Then the toast-master, Mr. Goodwin, gave toast after toast, all of which received apt replies. The toasts were as follows...
...following are the officers for the sophomore dinner: Toast-master, W. H. Goodwin; poet, J. J. Chapman; orator, R. S. Minturn; odist, W. W. Mumford; chorister, S. A. Eliot...