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...Thanksgiving holiday, and found no fire in the grate and on the table an accumulated pile of circulars and bills, -a gilt-edged note from my tailor, which I took for an invitation; a postal card from a Sunday school; another with the College arms on it; and the rest advertisements, notices, and what not. The room was cold, dismal, and dusty, whereas I had fondly hoped that my chum would be back before me and have everything snug and comfortable. With the charitable intention of making him light the fire, I had taken just as long a vacation...
...replied severely, "I am proud to state that I have never seen even the outside of the Howard Athenaeum ! " This in a loud tone of voice, much to the surprise of the rest of the people...
Then there is the man who asks questions. Why does he do it? It is not for information surely, for he asks questions when he already knows their answers. I think it must be because he wants to give the instructor opportunities to enlighten the rest of us. I know the fellow knows a good deal, for, when we were reading the other day about Hannibal's blasting rocks with fire and vinegar, he asked why he did not use nitro-glycerine...
...many others from using it in the meanwhile. This is done through selfishness. Another cause of our being deprived of books is carelessness : a student finishing a book, instead of replacing it on the shelf where he found it, leaves it on the table, where it may remain the rest of the day. Not finding it on the shelf, we infer that some one is using it, so give up further search...
...publication of the catalogue, and therefore some unavoidable mistakes were made in separating the names according to classes. In looking over the list again I find that there is one Freshman who has paid ten dollars, but whose name was unfortunately placed in the wrong class. He can rest assured that his subscription has gone to the purpose for which he intended...