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VERILY, I put my hand out to let a draft of fresh air into an ill-ventilated spot, and, 10, I hit upon a hornet's nest! Within the few short days that have passed since my communication appeared, no less than three letters have been written on the subject, and I understand there are some more in store for me, wretched one! Let it be understood, however, that "J. N. M." is by no means so ferocious as might be supposed from the warmth with which the controversy is conducted. So small is, in fact, his bump of pugnaciousness...
...lights are now in the Yard. The suggestion is made that another set of lamps be put in to enable the pedestrians to see the present lights...
...interrupted, so the effect would be most disastrous. Harvard will soon become one vast lunatic asylum. Egyptian darkness will be blessed with as great earnestness as Pharoah cursed it. College men have always shown a great aversion to lamp-posts, particularly those on the bridge, and make light of putting out the glass lights when the gas lights have been put out; but, on the other hand, have shown a great love for "Lampy," whose bright light is far more brilliant even than Edison's Electric Light. Therefore let us earnestly seek for the return of "Lampy" and then...
...room, Harvard 6, in which there are no facilities for writing, and the ventilation is notoriously bad. So far as this is concerned, we entirely agree with the writer when he says that Harvard College was founded for men, and that students, accordingly, should not be put to inconvenience by outsiders. The mere question of convenience can easily be settled, it would seem, by transferring the course to Sever, or to some room where there are tables for the eight men who regularly elect the course, to write at. But regarding the tendency towards co-education, which the writer traces...
...stairs, a pail of water should be kept in the room. Aside from the inconvenience, it is almost impossible to keep from spilling the water on the staircase and floor. Unless the authorities wish to have these painted, they will see that water and a slop-jar are put in the room...