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...next to impossible for any great number of students to have the same impression of college life. Each individual judges by his own experience, which resembles no other; consequently an attempt to sum up all these in an imaginary college life runs a great risk of pleasing nobody...
...reduced rates between Boston and New London ought to satisfy all members of the University who wish to see the race. Tickets for the round trip, good for three days, June 27 - 29, will be sold for $3.50. If a sufficient number of names can be obtained a special train will leave Boston about 7 A.M. on the day of the race, and returning, will leave New London about 7 P. M. A book for the names of those wishing to go on this train will be opened at Bartlett's, and as the special train will be a great...
...speaking for the Boylston prizes next Thursday promises to be unusually interesting. The preliminary contest has reduced the number of speakers, so that the contest will not be wearisomely long, and special care has been taken to avoid the dull and hackneyed selections which have bored listeners in previous years. Much credit is due the instructors who have brought about this change, and have labored to make the contest something more than the dreary affair it has usually been. We wish, now, to urge upon all students the importance of attending it. Prize speaking is a matter of college interest...
...number of the Yale Lit. is by far the best of our exchanges this week, and is really excellent. The leader on "Some Books" is well written and contains much sound common-sense. "The Light-Keeper's Story" is an interesting and thrilling tale, and altogether a very creditable production. Want of space prevents us from noticing the other articles, but they are all good. The only criticism we have to make on the Lit. is the insertion of so many baseball scores and so much society news. Why not leave such things as these for the Courant and Record...
...Everett Athenaeum took leave of their rooms last Saturday evening, and their farewell was made the occasion of a "Strawberry Festival," which was in reality a supper. The usual routine of such occasions was pleasantly varied, and a large number of toasts were responded to. Mr. Gooch was elected toast-master of the evening; and after the past and present officers of the society had been called upon, many of the members also responded, including those of the first ten from '81 who were present. The appearance of Mr. Wheelan and Mr. Redding, who have contributed largely to the success...