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...truth, much of that democratic spirit which we are prone to attribute to our own day. The guilds, the monasteries, and the orders of the templars were voluntary associations, and have their counterpart in many of our organizations of to-day. The word University is often missed or misunderstood. The latin Universitas means nothing more than corporation. Universities are but corporations. There was not any necessary assemblage of brain or wit in one place in order to form an University...
...night Dr. Hale will again throw his doors open to all members of the college. Last Wednesday night he gave an informal reception, which was but slimly attended on account of his general invitation published in our columns being misunderstood; the few who attended, however, had a most delightful time. All our readers who heard Dr. Hale's address at the opening of chapel will remember that he regretted that "we old fellows," as he put it, "cannot mix more intimately with you young fellows;" and this is the way he proposes to remedy it - by giving informal receptions once...
Owing to inadequate notice being given in the University Calendar, the time of the lecture last evening was misunderstood by the lecturer, Dr. Minot, and no lecture was given. The hour of beginning had not been printed in the extremely small notice that was tucked away in the fine type at the end of the Calendar, and accordingly not many persons were present at the Theatre to be thus ruthlessly disappointed...
...possible precautions have been taken this year to avoid a repetition of the fiasco of last year, when the signals were misunderstood, and three of the crews started off in succession before the word was given. Printed directions for starting, which are given below, have been distributed among the crews, so that each oarsman will know what signals to expect before the crews get into line...
...they are expected to do work only fit for boys of fourteen or fifteen years of age, and unfortunately they show their disgust by assuming airs superior to their situations, by leaving before they have given business a fair trial, and by condemning as impossible careers that are simply misunderstood by their inexperienced and unsettled minds. Naturally, practical business men of a limited education, but early business training, are unwilling to take such superior (?) spirits into their offices and do not hesitate to prefer younger men, who are more amenable to reason and command than many of those well grounded...