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The circulation of the University library during the past year has been somewhat less than ten thousand volumes. This is exclusive of the special departmental libraries of the graduate schools and also of the Linonia and Brothers which has a circulation somewhat in excess of the University library. This is...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Letter. | 12/18/1888 | See Source »

The northern part of Arabia is occupied by vast sandy deserts, which are inhabited by the roving Bedouin tribes. The Bedouins love the wild, untrammelled freedom of desert life, and despise the dwellers in the cities. Hence it is not surprising that only two cities, Mecca and Medina, exist within...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Toy's Lecture. | 11/7/1888 | See Source »

"Harvard will play the close, driving game, pushing and plunging ahead with no let up so long as they can make their five yards. Yale will play for more carefully planned opportunities, varying her game with an occasional kick and manipulating her men with greater rapidity and more precision. Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mr. Camp on the FootBall Outlook for 1888. | 10/23/1888 | See Source »

It was with great difficulty that Harvard succeeded in defeating Williams last Saturday by the close score of 5 to 4. Williams has a very strong nine this year and Harvard appeared weak at the bat. This is not surprising considering the quality of the nines that have played against...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 5; Williams, 4. | 4/30/1888 | See Source »

We publish today a criticism of an article on "College Expenses" which appeared in the last number of the Monthly. The writer of that article took the position that the opinions of the outside world in regard to extravagance at Harvard are erroneous and he endeavored to support his case...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/2/1888 | See Source »

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