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...feeling of real kindness, courtesy, and friendship. These are only peculiarities and eccentricities. They must be brushed aside from your path with stern determination. Those who say you have no soul are envious. Do not mind them. Remember that "The lot of the unenvied is not enviable." Last in place, but first in importance, remember that, as the purpose of words is to conceal thought, so the purpose of manners is to conceal feeling. Vulgar people will call this dissimulation; you know that it is only good breeding. I am conscious that this is but an imperfect chart for those...
...interest to Gymnasium athletics, and the near prospect of work on the river and field arouses a new activity among the candidates for the University and class teams. This seems, therefore, a proper time to speak of one or two things which seem worthy of notice. In the first place, there is an unaccountable lack of interest in wrestling. We would venture to assert that there is no other college in the country which boasts of an athletic association that cannot show better wrestling than has been seen at Harvard for the past three years. One reason for this...
...formation of the Harvard Legislature, the only question being whether the demand for such a body equals the supply, and whether the interest thus far manifested will hold out. A final judgment of this society cannot, of course, be given until a few regular meetings and debates have taken place; but there can be no doubt that a vigorous, well-conducted legislative body would be of great advantage to the College. If the present enterprise will give us this, we wish it all success...
...winter meeting of the N. Y. Athletic Club will take place on March 14 and 15 next, and that of the Manhattan Athletic Club on the following day, March 16, - both to be held at the Madison Square Garden, New York. The latter is given for the purpose of raising sufficient money to pay the expenses of Myers in England. Among other attractions, Myers himself will attempt to beat his own 3-4-mile record, in which attempt he will be assisted by several prominent amateurs; as, L. A. Stuart, Voorhees, White, &c., who will run with him in turn...
...proceeded to sit on the edge of the table and open a friendly conversation with them. Naturally they were greatly surprised, and one asked him to pass her the pepper, hoping that he would get down from the table. But he tried to reach it without moving from his place, and suddenly the table turned over...