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...Arabs were successful imitators of the culture of other nations. The unstable state of society gave them no opportunity to show whether they were capable of originating, and the turkish invasion checked the progress of thought...
...constitution of the association is the only safeguard of the Yale management; its technical declared void, common justice, not to mention the agreement of Messrs Gill and Beecher last year, would leave but one course open to Yale. But with the constitution to back her, she can with some show of right, take the stand she has. Whatever the outcome of the struggle may be, Harvard will have learned one lesson at least-that in dealings with some institutions, official declarations recognized as binding, are far better than mere promises whose fulfilment rests on such a frail thing...
...reserved books in the library. Far too often complaints are made that books supposed to be reserved are nowhere to be found. The only legitimate conclusion is that certain unscrupulous students have secreted them for their own personal benefit. No argument, of course, is needed to show the selfishness and injustice of such practices, and yet, after the matter has been repeatedly brought to the notice of the students, the abuse continues. Were not the rules infringed so often the offence might be excused on the ground of thougtlessness, but after so much has been said upon the subject, there...
...hoped that a large number of men will assemble in front of Bartlett's to cheer the team off. It is to meet its first formidable opponents in the Princeton eleven, and a hearty send-off will show how deeply the college is interested in the result of the contest. If there are any who intend to go to Princeton who have not yet signed, they are urged to do so at once...
...exception to the rule. But the attendance of three or four hundred students at a foot-ball game played in a drenching rain must have been a matter of surprise to any stranger who might have been present at Saturday's game. In no better way can the college show its appreciation of the praiseworthy efforts of the eleven than by its action on Saturday; and the enthusiasm thus shown under the greatest drawbacks, as far as physical comfort is concerned, must have been extremely gratifying to the members of the team. Still, we desire to add one word...