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...little to make them pleasant and artistic. The belief is certainly false. The money and trouble spent by college men on their rooms is no small sum. Some spend thousands in this way, some hundreds, some fifties, and some only tens; but almost every man, we may be sure, spends all that he can afford. Of course those men who la out small fortunes in the furnishing and decorating of their rooms, do not labor in vain. Rooms of greater luxury and elegance are not to be found anywhere, could not be wished for. Such rooms are well worth seeing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Rooms. | 11/21/1884 | See Source »

...about lighting the library. In all seriousness, why must the library be closed every day at sundown? The only danger of fire attending any attempt to light it can now be avoided by the use of the new illuminator, electricity. The expense of introducing this would, to be sure, be large; but the need for the improvement is certainly great enough to justify the college in an effort to raise the necessary means...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/20/1884 | See Source »

EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:-If I thought my trouble was peculiar to myself, I should not trespass upon your space. Others, I am sure, will join me in asking the musicians of the college to have pity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/20/1884 | See Source »

...half the colleges in this country, would quickly induce the Powers That Be to change their minds and abolish morning prayers. Again, the athletic committee, although they would be not a little surprised if we should claim to know as much about Greek and mathematics as they do, feel sure that they know quite as much about foot ball and kindred sports as we do, and that to consult the students in those matters as to questions of fact or expediency would be superfluous...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/18/1884 | See Source »

...short stop. Hurd '88 has been playing well in the infield, and by steady practice may be able to fill the position. Tilden will play left field, his old position ; his fielding was not up to the mark last year, but steady practice and faithful training we are sure will improve his record. Willard is the most promising candidate for centre field ; he is a hard hitter and sure fielder. Crocker has played all summer and has made wonderful improvement in his batting ; his batting has always been his weak point and with improvement in this respect he will play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prospects of the Nine. | 11/18/1884 | See Source »