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...turned out afterwards, your uncle Eben Small Had charged that gun, five years before, with powder and with ball...
...accommodation and table go, that we have found upon the Mediterranean. The other misstatement is that Sicilian hotels are so dirty that you cannot sit down to dinner without washing your plate. The large hotels of Palermo, Messina, and Catania are among the best in Italy; while even the small Italian inns, such as the "Locanda del Sole" in Syracuse, are as clean, neat, and inviting as one could wish...
...elective courses where there were enough men for "A" and "B" divisions the method would be the same as in the Freshman class. In small electives there would be but one division, as at present; but the "B" men would be required to attend and recite, while for the "A" men there would be no obligation. The attendance upon monthly examinations of those obtaining over 60% in all their studies should be considered sufficient evidence of residence at the University...
...students conditioned on any subject, and all those not satisfied with their mark on any subject, could go into examinations in following years as many times as they wished, by paying a small fee for the examination, and the mark obtained, if higher than the previous one, should be substituted for it. Students could carry at one time as many as six conditions before suspension. All the examinations of the year should be fixed and determined as soon as possible after the beginning of the term...
...chandelle. On this account the crew should make it a point not to run into debt, or, at any rate, they should realize the necessity of avoiding all waste of money. Most of the trouble, however, about getting boats has been in the Holworthy club, which has been so small that it was only entitled to three seats beside the six and four oared boats; but perhaps its splendid record in the races will make up for the inconvenience its small size may have caused...