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John Boyle O'Reilly, Robert Grant, "J. S. of Dale," John T. Wheelwright and George Parsons Lathrop, it is reported, are going to write a novel together, and they have already sold it outright for $5000. Three of this galaxy of authors are recent graduates of Harvard...
EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON.-At the recent Princeton Alumni dinner in New York, while Dr. McCosh stated many sound reasons for the aptitude of the college faculty regarding athletics, he used the following severe sentence: "I am sure that neither the manners nor morals of our students are elevated by association with every sort of gaming company." It is such words as these, we believe, that do more injury to college athletics than any other statements. It is well known in the college world that the morals and manners of the athletic men are much better than those of the rest...
...recent article by the Rev. C. R. Gillette contains many valuable hints to an American student proposing to study in Germany. We quote from this article: "The young German who passes the examination at the close of his gymnasial course, is admitted to the university upon presentation of his testimonials. He comes after having gone through a strict and severe drill in the Greek, Latin, and, in some cases, Hebrew, besides the ground principles of mathematics and science. It is a mistake, however, to suppose that the gymnasial course is more extensive than the ordinary course in an American college...
...large proportion of the Dartmouth junior class is threatened with suspension on account of dishonesty in the recent examinations...
...wicked reporter of a New York daily says of the singing of the college glee club at the recent Princeton banquet in New York: "The latter organization rendered a number of college songs with great spirit, and was applauded and cheered to the echo by the happy alumni, who drank wine under the eyes of their former president with much enthusiasm...