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...least, surrounded by trophies of his prowess, sat the bold Sir Elly Mentari de Fisicks. His stern and forbidding mien was an index, dreadful to his foes, of the spirit within. Famous for his strange and dreadful weapons which effected their purpose with unerring precision and unvarying success, he was an antagonist whom the bravest heart might fear to meet in mortal combat. Armed with a "Mariotte's bottle," and carrying a flask of spirits with which to replenish his levels, he quailed not even before an enemy that he saw double. Such was the band of warriors selected...
...attempt to fix the proportion which such vanity may rightly hold in each man's motives. But it is manifest that in athletics, where the co-operation of numbers is necessary, some stronger and, if we may say so, higher motive than this is the indispensable requisite of success. We would not discourage any one, but we advise all to consider the importance of the step they take when they become candidates for nine, crew, or team. The beginning is a private matter with each man; the leaving off is not. His class and the College have a right...
...retained. To conclude, the enterprise calls for painstaking inquiry on the part of those who have at heart the interests of our folk-lore, and it is to be hoped that many persons will be found to prosecute the search, and that their efforts may be crowned with success. To those of our readers without the College, it is only necessary to add that these ballads, if obtained, should be forwarded to Professor FRANCIS J. CHILD, Cambridge, Mass. And any information that may be forthcoming about the origin or history of these songs will be additionally desirable...
...attendance at recitations, and even the Freshman class is granted some latitude in the choice of electives. New courses have been offered, notably those in the Semitic languages, in the hope of making more secure Harvard's position as the leading university in the country. The organization and continued success of the Harvard Union shows that it was a need recognized by a large number of the students. Besides this, about the usual number of smaller societies have been born, or have died, this year. In rowing and football our representatives did us credit, although they failed in winning...
...that will be necessary now. The number of events, and the special prize for general excellence, should call out many new gymnasts; while the combination on the last day, of Dr. Sargent's Exhibition with the regular meeting of the Association, ought seemingly to be a great success. The change in price was a step that (with no prospect of raising the debt of the Association, unless some such move was taken) cannot fail to meet the approval of every one who looks at it fairly. The provision for having reserved seats in the gallery, by which the confusion...