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Nominations for directors of Memorial Hall may now be made in writing to the present board...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 4/22/1882 | See Source »

Considering the many college journals of the present day, their popularity in the college world, and the fact that almost every college and every preparatory school of any rank has one or more publications, it seems strange that a college so large and well-known as Wellesley has not before this entered the field of college journalism. Ability can certainly not be wanting, and there is surely enough enterprise for such an undertaking among four or five hundred American young ladies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/22/1882 | See Source »

...Stringham, '77, holder of a Parker fellowship, is at present studying philosophy at Leipzig, Germany...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 4/21/1882 | See Source »

...festive penny-a-liner of the Post, who delights in expatiating on the "bumptiousness" of college students, must lament over the present quiet and lamb-like behavior universally displayed by collegians. We pity the poor man and vainly wonder to what occupation he has turned his marked talents to gain a livelihood. He, alas, has missed one beautiful opportunity. We refer to the recent hazing affair at Trinity, which he suffered to pass by unnoticed, and at which he might have hurled, with great effect, the bolts of anathema from his elevated and important seat, and, by a vigorous...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/21/1882 | See Source »

...fear of its success, but lately it has been shown that the impression was wrong, although two meetings of the committee appointed have been held; at neither, was it possible to take any action in the matter, from the fact that not a sufficient number of the committee were present. The book proposed is certainly something that is desirable, and even needed, and we trust that enough interest will henceforth be shown to enable the directors to at least plan the work that must be done, in order to give the college a book of songs more characteristic and individual...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/21/1882 | See Source »