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...wanted to know if he kept a telegraphic instrument in his room. On being answered in the negative the afore-mentioned tenant became still more excited and told a long story about hearing some one telegraphing, apparently inside the wall. He had noticed it several times, and, being somewhat of an operator, had even made out to read parts of the message, but could make no sense of them, as they were evidently in cypher. Consequently he was beginning to have visions of infernal machines and was scraping together in his memory the various Irish agitators of whom...
...controversy over this matter has been somewhat excited, but there has at no time been any other reason given for conferring the degree than that it is usual to do so, whoever might be the governor. Now that the question has been decided, it may be expected that an attempt will be made to create sympathy for the governor as having been slighted, and it will be asserted that the college has set itself up above the wisdom of the people. It will be used as an argument to favor the governor's reelection and to injure the college...
After months of speculation by the country at large, the board of overseers, contrary to popular belief, has decided not to confer the degree of LL. D. on the present governor. The question seems to be simply, whether the university should follow a somewhat questionable precedent and confer a degree upon one who was deemed unfit for it, or, breaking away from this precedent, not to give it this year, and in the future only to those who were deemed especially fitted to receive the degree. It is, of course, unpleasant to mark out in this way some particular...
There were eight entries for the running broad jump. Soren covered 20 feet 6 inches and won first prize; Mapes, '85, of Columbia, second. The record was somewhat impaired by the wind...
...most sanguine. We are to have seven courses instead of three, and will retain the services of Professors Dunbar and Laughlin, while Mr. Taussig will conduct one of the new courses. The first two courses are substantially the same as those given this year, though Course 2 has been somewhat enlarged. The remaining five courses deal with many of the most interesting practical applications of the science...