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Whig Hall boasts as its founder, James Madison, and is something more than a hundred years old. Clio, as her rival is familiarly termed, is a few years older, and sets up that fact as a match for Whig's founder. The truth is that the numbers and influence of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Debating Societies at Princeton. | 1/27/1886 | See Source »

Although the remark that our University is poor, is not, strictly speaking, a startling one, yet of late the fact has been forced upon the attention of the writer in a new and sometimes vigorous way, namely, by the seating, or rather un-seating arrangements in many of the larger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Luxury. | 1/26/1886 | See Source »

Do not misunderstand the term freshman. Among the ancient Hindoos, by whom the word was first used, the sterner sex alone was capable of imbibing Greek, Latin and elocution; but tempora mutantur, and with the advent of the nineteenth century it was necessary for women too to be acquainted with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman. | 1/21/1886 | See Source »

At this time of the year many of the "exchange editors" are cordially wishing each other, at the heads of their columns, a "Happy New Year," and sarcastically criticising the exchanges further down. "A Happy New Year to you all," begins one amiable critic, remarking later on that "our verdant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Our Exchanges." | 1/18/1886 | See Source »

Let our correspondents and all students whom he represents judge the conference harshly, only when they have positive knowledge on which to base their judgement. Let maturity of thought and investigation of facts have their wholesome effect on comments intended for publication. Wait, give the conference a chance, and it...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/16/1886 | See Source »