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...This," said he, "is a little present I have bought for one who is very dear to me. Will you undertake its delivery...
...rule at Princeton in regard to absences seems to be but a poor reform at best, and what little good it would do is offset by another regulation concerning excuses which goes into effect with it. The present Senior Board of the Princetonian sever their connection with the paper with this number. They end their labors with a pretty little dying speech, in which they express their satisfaction with themselves and the rest of the world...
CONSIDERABLE fault, we regret to say, has been found with the administration of the Dining Hall. The food, it is said, is of poor quality; the price of board has been greatly increased; the monthly statements of expenses no longer appear; the Auditor presents his report to the Directors in such a shape, that, by his own admission, verification is impossible; Directors are neglectful of their duty, and their authority is not respected by the head waiter and the steward; employes are inefficient and uncivil. And the great majority of such complaints are only too well founded. It is painfully...
...seems to us that perhaps the chief root of the trouble lies in the present method of conducting elections. The manner of electing the President and Vice-President is well enough; but only two candidates are presented for each of these offices, and these are nominated by the retiring board of officers. If an opportunity could be given for nominations from the members in general there would probably be better results from, and more general satisfaction with, the election. As for the Directors, they are chosen at present by some twenty or thirty men getting together in the Auditor...
...wore round his neck a variegated satin scarf, in the front of which was inserted a breastpin of conspicuous dimensions. Having descended the staircase with a quick step, he entered the apartment where his brother and a few friends were awaiting him. He shook hands cordially with all present, and on being asked how he had slept, answered, "Very well;" and to the further demand as to the state of his mind, he said, "Reasonably happy...