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...case the conditions have altered. Our Freshmen are no longer boys; they aspire to be called men at once upon entering College. And surely there is nothing manly in putting aside all one's instincts of propriety and turning rowdy, - especially when such conduct compromises not merely one's self, but the whole College. The upper classes would indeed have a right to insist upon the non-recurrence again of the outrageous behavior that has heretofore signalized these occasions. But we believe rather in trusting to '85's sense of what is decent and just. Let her only have strength...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/14/1881 | See Source »

...your precious self I marry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE TUTOR AND THE MAIDEN. | 10/14/1881 | See Source »

...Lasell Leaves is as fresh and girlish as ever (we mean this as a compliment), and is really a treat after wading through the Oberlin Review with its six-page criticisms on "Self-Culture," and its other discouraging articles. "Romance of the Rose,' though not a new idea, is very prettily written. "The Big Creamy Bowl" and "Grand Reception" smack a little of boarding school...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXCHANGES. | 6/3/1881 | See Source »

Precisely at a quarter to seven the victim of Cupid, having been called according to his desire, rose and promptly dressed himself. He had sufficient self-control to shave himself without the slightest injury. It would seem as if he had devoted a longer time than usual to his toilet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LAST HOURS OF A SINGLE GENTLEMAN. | 5/19/1881 | See Source »

Your eyes have still the self-same sweetness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TO - , ON RECEIVING HER PICTURE. | 5/19/1881 | See Source »