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...second Senior Forensic will be returned today from 3 to 4.30 P. M. in Sever...
...Royce gives his second lecture on "The Religious Aspect of Philosophy" in Sever 11 this evening...
...civilized world. A curious fact in regard to tobacco is that wherever means have been taken to prevent its use, it will be found to have acquired the stronger hold. Noticeably is this so in Russia, where formerly the punishment for the first offence was a whipping, for the second, death; and in England, where the most strenuous efforts were made to prevent its introduction a movement which was largely impelled by King James' famous "Counterblast to Tobacco." The lecturer then gave an analysis of tobacco smoke, showing that it is largely composed of substances poisonous to the system...
...have taken the places of those who are either temporarily or wholly laid up, we find, with only one exception, that they are men who have rowed but two or three months at the most. This is easily explained. Few are willing to row on a second eight for such a length of time. They begin with all necessary enthusiasm but soon tire of the somewhat monotonous work. Thus we find the second eight continually growing smaller, and when vacancies occur these must be filled by men who have little experience. These troubles could be lessened in a great degree...
...number of improvements that might be made in the Co-operative Society, and we would like to offer to its notice one or two suggestions. There is no apparent reason why a man's payment should be deferred ten days or more after the sale of his second-hand books or furniture, and we are unable to see what is to prevent the payment of the money as soon as the article is sold. Everybody knows when it is likely to be bought, and there seems to be no necessity at all for waiting a week or so to send...