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...would go to the conference if it were not for the fact that they considered it religious and that it is necessary to persuade such men that they will not be unduly burdened with religion while they are there. We believe, however, that those who are going to profit from the conference will not be frigntened away by the possibility of coming in contact with religion...
Perhaps instructors are right in believing that the more work a student does in the feverish examination days the better for him. But we think that if the student is helped by a little information as to what is expected of him he will profit just as much and will expend as much energy...
...suggest, as a remedy, the organization of a Student Furniture Company under the direction of the Bureau of Self-Help. The men behind the venture could make a reasonable profit and at the same time offer fair dealing to their customers. There is the difficulty of financing such a proposition, but even in the event of being unable to borrow money for payment at the time of purchase, the backers would find many men who would prefer a reasonable price in the fall to selling their possessions for a song three months earlier. --The Daily Princetonian
Oglethorpe caught the Harvard spirit and returned it in kind. In fact, the little Presbyterian school has always shown a keen regard for the ethics of sport that other and larger neighboring colleges could emulate with profit. The Atlanta Constitution
...less efficient manner and shorter space of time exactly what the Triangle Club does at Princeton. The reason it has not gone on tour is that it is a smaller group of men and unlike the Hasty Pudding and Pi Eta, it seeks to run on a profit and loss basis...