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...translation at sight of passages from Greek authors. On Saturday...
...though as believers in the broadest culture for both sexes, we should like to have our sisters learn to take hearty enjoyment in seeing such a performance; still in deference to the narrow prejudices caused by their unhappily defective training, we should as gentlemen spare them the sight of angry blows and bloodshed...
...about a half hour when they came back, all rowing together. They rowed in fair form for a freshman crew, especially stroke, two and bow. As soon as '89 was through, the 'varsity climbed into their barge and disappeared up the river, rowing easily and slowly till out of sight. In about ten minutes '86 appeared, and crawled down the river in a lame and disjointed way, with Capt. Harris in coxswain's seat. '88 followed '86 and the self-possession of her representatives as they seated themselves in their handsome barge elicited much admiration; still more when they disappeared...
...pass collateral examinations (reading at sight) upon Latin, and either French or German...
Last evening, within five minutes, Sever 11 was lighted, the doors were opened, and the seats were filled! Grand as the sight of such rapid movements of an audience might be, we find it hard to understand why those who are managing the lectures care to sacrifice the comfort of the audiences and the value of the lectures to a selfish desire to see a solid column of humanity crowd itself in a room not at all capable of receiving it. Sever 11, with the poor lights, limited space, and hard seats, is no place for such lectures as Judge...