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...congratulate the Leaves, however, on its brightness under the present disadvantageous state of affairs, and make bold to express the hope that, in a place where the "Rights of Women" are so strongly advocated their rights may be made practical, even in a matter of so small importance as the management of an academy paper...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/4/1882 | See Source »

...given by a well-known man of letters, as "the best body of teachers in the United States," some decisive measures must be taken to insure the continued excellency of its teaching. With so many of its most efficient members absent from duty next year, with the present vacancies that exist in several most important positions still unfilled, and the probability of one or more vacancies to come, and finally with a teaching force diminished and otherwise restricted on account of lack of funds, it would seem as though any prospect of a betterment of its present facilities must...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/4/1882 | See Source »

...considered that the present British cabinet is losing power rapidly, and will soon be compelled to resign...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. | 5/4/1882 | See Source »

...recent convention of the "Inter-collegiate Foot-Ball Association" in New York delegates were present from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia. W. C. Camp of Yale presided and W. H. Manning of Harvard acted as secretary. An executive committee was elected as follows : F. M. Eaton, Yale, chairman; W. F. Morgan, Columbia, secretary; E. T. Cabot, Harvard, and E. P. Morgan, Princeton. The principal subject the convention considered was doing away with the "block game." The following amendments to the rules were adopted : To Rule 5 - "No player having received the ball from one of his own side shall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FOOT-BALL CONVENTION. | 5/4/1882 | See Source »

There will be a rehearsal of the Pierian Sodality this evening. All members who intend to play in the concert must be present...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 5/3/1882 | See Source »