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...England than in this country. In Oxford the following quaint old custom prevails: Every St. Scholastica's day the Mayor and sixty-two townsmen, specially chosen, offer at St. Mary's Church sixty-three pence, in memory of sixty-three "innocent scholars," barbarously murdered by the townsmen in the reign of Edward Third. Compare this with the state of things existing here. Here, every year, as many "innocent scholars" meet their fate at the hands of the designers of the town,-falling unhappy victims to the charms of the young ladies of the place. And do the maidens of this...
During the winter, when the ground is continually thawing on the surface, it is ruinous to the turf to walk on it. But if the powers that reign over the college yard wish to keep the students from walking on the grass, the best way is for them to make walks that will be less muddy than the grass. That this can be done goes without saying. And if the sward we have been so proud of in the past looks rough and worn next Class Day, it will not be entirely the fault of the students, for the grass...
...There are those who maintain, respecting Princeton College, that, granting Dr. McCosh's eminent success in money-getting, the tone and manner of the students have not improved during his reign nor has the college advanced in literary culture. Such critics take exception to the perpetual stress laid on the getting of money, as though that were what the faculty chiefly looked for in the head of a college...
...course honors in History and Political Science, the candidate must have passed with a good average the required work in Greek, Roman and English History and a special examination in some particular subject. The subjects for 1883 are the Reign of Elizabeth and the History of the 18th Century leading to the French Revolution...
Harry Eytinge indorses Hill's embryo actress, Margaret Mather, in this wild fashion: "This peerless phenomenon of the universe will bring a new heavenly revelation to men wherever the language is spoken, and make histrionism reign the empress of all created hearts throughout the limits of civilization." The truth is, that Miss Mather is simply a fair actress, with a handsome face and form. She has been very carefully trained, in fact over-trained, and while she does possess a little talent, she is devoid of the fire of genius, as Mary Anderson. Miss Mather is designed by her managers...