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...There is a little matter $ome of our $ubscribers have $eemingly forgotten. We are $o mode $t that we do not like to $peak about it."- Tuftonian...
...gestures were few, but showed a careful judgement and the intonation was wonderfully clear. In one or two cases the coolness degenerated into coldness, and where the subject is not a thrilling one this is the risk with which the present system will have to contend. This new mode of public speaking has been introduced by Mr. Hayes, the present instructor of elocution, and to him the excellence of the declamation is in great measure due. Certainly no one can complain that the pieces were too long, but brevity in speaking is much more satisfactory to the audience than...
Although the provisional list of examinations has appeared to the gratification of all concerned, there are still many fortunate mortals who are anxiously awaiting another list of examinations, familiarly known as the "makeups." It is a most barbaric mode of torture to keep individuals, who through no fault of their own have to take their mid-years this spring, in complete ignorance as to the precise date when they must prepare themselves for the welcome ordeal. They are all longing to vindicate themselves before their instructors for absence during the last general examination, and it is only fair...
...have domes which contain the tombs. There are no seats in them and the worshipper is obliged to take off his shoes upon entering. The minaret is invariably a feature of a mosque, and is a tall tower from whose gallery the priest summons to prayer. The chief mode of conveyance is the donkey, and the city is full of these strong little beasts, posted at every corner in charge of boys. The population of the city is about 400,000, and the native part is made up of Moslems and Coptic Christians who claim to be the descendants...
...work is to aid in the cheaper transportation of coal to the New England States, so that the manufactories will be developed to a large extent. The navigation of the Hudson is chiefly by tows, so that it is very important that the bridge will not interfere with the mode of transportation. The piers are 500 feet apart in order to allow these great tows to pass through easily. As the Hudson at Poughkeepsie is 70 feet deep and has a large mud deposit, it is necessary to lower a large cassion with double sides. This box is 100 feet...