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...averse to sentiment. As a natural consequence, therefore, those who provoke his displeasure expose themselves to some form of caricature more or less mild; while those who gain his regard have for the most part uninterrupted silence for their reward. Silence is the student's mark of approbation. The present case serves to illustrate this. There is not one of us who has not been impressed with the unfailing courtesy and politeness that have characterized the discharge of the Dean's duties; yet it is only now, when the office is to pass into other hands, that it occurs...
...CODMAN, '83, was victorious in the late Tennis Tournament. He has yet to play Mr. Sears, the present champion...
...gratifying to note that Professor Hill is delivering lectures in English literature. We hope these lectures may be largely attended, since it can hardly be said that Harvard men at present excel in this department. But it is at least as important to obtain correct ideas of our own writers as to be proficient in Terence or Aristophanes; and a chance is offered - particularly valuable to those who take no English courses - to learn a little something about our noble English literature. And once having heard Professor Hill speak upon subjects wherein he is so competent to pronounce opinions...
...approach; and he who after seeing Subdin drew near to Din was reckoned the most rash of mortals. The fourth dragon was a white dragon, known as Rejistrah: and there was a strange legend about him, that he had once been a sea-jay, compelled to assume his present form because of his insolence to the gods. This Rejistrah was ruled over by the fifth dragon, said by some to have been the Third Witch in Macbeth; and this last was usually called Fothi-rejistrah, or, by some, Haricaris. In the presence of these five terrible dragons did our little...
Just then we were informed that the spirit, who at t is point was in the habit of collecting subscriptions for the support of one of the organizations of the other world, was present and ready to commence business. Thinking this a trifle tranceparent, so to speak, and remembering our recent pleasant (?) calls from the Crew and cricket-men, to say nothing of the editors without number who had "dropped in," we remarked to the spirit that we would see it later, and silently stole away...