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...building for the school purposes. The Greek government has offered to present the school with a site, for this building, valued at $13,500. Prof. White, in concluding, refers to this proposal in the following terms: "It will be to our enduring shame if we do not at once respond to this generous offer of the Greek Government, and provide for our school a permanent and fitting home at Athens...
...word in favor of the claims of the Boat Club, we would warn the managers to avoid all appearance even of extravagance, which in former years has given rise to much adverse criticism among college men, and which is the true reason why men do not respond more liberally to appeals for subscriptions...
...freshmen now paused to take breath, while the upperclassmen employed the interval in offering suggestions as to the best way of running the meeting. "Three cheers for Vassar" were requested, but the freshmen failed to respond. The class now took under consideration the athletic portion of its ticket. In quick succession Messrs. F. S. Goodwin, Boston Latin School, L. H. Morgan, St. Mark's, and G. T. Keyes, Nichols' Private School, were elected to the captaincies of the eleven, nine, and crew. The meeting now declared itself adjourned, and proceed to carry the adjournment into effect by making its exit...
...plaudits of the fair ones in the balconies. On they come, till they are opposite the senior fence; "Halt," cries their leader, and the column comes to a rest. Then the seniors rise, and at the command of their chief give three hearty cheers for '88, who respond by three equally strong ones for '85. Acknowledging this courtesy, '85 gives three more cheers for the freshmen, who doff their hats and move on to the junior fence, where the same scenes are repeated. As they round the corner of Elm street and halt opposite the sophomore fence, their impatience increases...
...feature of the evening was Mr. Loeb's cello solo, a Gavotte by Popper. His whole playing was marked by surprising feeling and delicacy of touch, and called forth loud applause from the audience, which demanded an encore. He responded by a romance of Pergorlesi's, which was received with renewed applause. Mr. Daniels' piano solo was also delightfully rendered and very well received, and he also was forced to respond to an encore. Mr. Chollet's bass solo and Mr. Carpenter's cornet solo were both of very high order and were enthusiastically received. The college songs, with...