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...Courant is non-committal on the subject of an American Henley, but suggests that there be a single race for class crews. There is another boating letter from "A Yale Graduate," from which we clip the following: "Our sister university is undoubtedly cock of the walk as regards rowing, at least for the present, and she knows it. We admire her wonderful crew, as does everybody else, and say 'Go over the water, friends, and clean out those blarsted Hinglishmen, and may God bless you!' We would n't pluck a single leaf from her well-earned laurels...
...Non-matrimonial rule he 'll be exempt...
...SAGACIOUS Junior who takes an elective in Chemistry, on presenting a package marked "Soap," at the post-office the other day, was informed that soap was not transmissible by mail. He consulted the United States Postage Laws, and discovered that "chemicals, hard, and non-explosive," are included in mail matter, so he marked his package, "sodic sterate, hard, non-explosive," and presented it to the post-office clerk. It is unnecessary to add that no questions were asked, and that the package reached its destination...
...certain secret society" whose members have all refused to renew their subscriptions to that estimable contemporary of ours. Their action is called "almost incredible," "a boyish trick," "an exceedingly selfish action," and various other pretty names. The reason of the withdrawal, according to the Targum, is "disappointment at the non-election of a friend." We warn all our subscribers, that as soon as one of them withdraws, we shall take a leaf out of the Targum's book...
...Non cuivis homini contingit...