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...sports and poor prospects in athletics have as yet failed to do, and would go far to advance a spread of common feeling and of good fellowship among the members of '85 which has not yet been shown. The only objections are lack of precedent and possible lack of self control and dignity by the class at such a supper. The former amounts to little. The latter would be urged by no one who knew the perfectly-proper and dismally-virtuous tendencies of '85. She can be trusted anywhere, (e. g., at even a Wilde lecture), and if once...
...their most valuable possession - i. e., time - to be unappreciated;" 3. "We live here in an undomestic and unsocial state." On the second head he says very finely: "This great purpose is study. Now this is much more difficult, and requires much more moral exertion to devote one's self to, as an object, than the more active duties of after life." And, on the third heading, he says forcibly: "Indeed, although youth is called the age of sentiment and enthusiasm, I know no less enthusiastic or sentimental place than college; no place where there is more shyness...
...considerable extent well-founded. But then, Yale universally keeps so close a watch on her various athletic interests, and is so mindful of every move taken, that the varying recurrences of exultation and fear, that one continually observes in her college papers, seem very natural and proper. Self-confidence, when well based, is a very excellent thing. One thing is certain, that Yale can never be accused of false humility...
...sympathy. If you wish to be loved, you must have some one to love you; but here they all wish to be loved and have no time for loving, and consequently they are not so comfortable with one another as others who are sometimes, perhaps infrequently, willing to shove "self" into the background. My dear fellow, if you want to make friends, and make them rapidly, pursue the acquaintances you make this evening. Let them talk to you, sympathize with them, love them, or try to, and you will become the most popular man in the room. Ask the young...
Foreign. A recent circular by Mr. Clifford Lloyd in regard to the duty of self-protection in Ireland was the cause of unusual warmth of expression in the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Sexton insisted on Mr. Forster causing its withdrawal. - More serious anti-Jewish riots have occurred in Russia with loss of life and of much property. - In Russia an imperial order has been issued prohibiting military men from publicly delivering political speeches...