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...certain sophomore who returned to college rather late after the Christmas recess, found pasted upon the door of his room a notice something to this effect-"Room to let; the furniture may be had by applying to Prof.-, or to the Janitor." Judge of the perplexity of this Professor-whose name was given-when several students came to him to inquire about the price of the furniture...
...School man was horrified to think that anyone should go home during the recess. Fortunately all the men in that department are not so entirely devoted to study as to forget all the ties of family...
...possible the authorities seem bound to have them run on an economical manner that each morning a lesson against worldly extravagance may be inculcated in the heart of the spendthrift student. Not content with the saving of 97 cents made by not lighting the lamps in the yard in recess the careful "watch dogs of the treasury" wish to save an additional penny by not using gas in the chapel on very dark days, when it is needed. The pulpit alone is lighted, while the poor beings below and above stand in the dim, sacred light of the painted windows...
...last have been, the committee thought, the only objects of general enough interest to warrant a conference, and these have been delegated to a special committee. For this reason the committee of conference have not felt warranted in holding a meeting this year. About three weeks before the Christmas recess, however, it occurred to the committee to have a conference with the students for the purpose of discussing in the first place, as to whether such a committee is of any use, the advisability of having it at all, and in the second place as to the way of choosing...
...text of the letter of the graduate committee on boating to the boat club tendering their resignations, which was made public during the recess through the daily press of Boston, is as follows...