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...enough. The movement has already been carried so far as to "embarrass the faculty in the arrangement of recitations, and to bewilder the student at the latitude of his possible selections," while at Harvard the unfortunate undergraduate is "practically turned out to grass, to nibble at his own sweet will." The Mail and Express, like a stern parent, suggests in the case of freshmen, that instead of placing the divining rod in the hand of that precious youth, it would be more fitting to apply it elsewhere. While we can hardly agree to all these opinions, there is nevertheless much...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The College World. | 9/27/1888 | See Source »

...college-yard watchmen being off on a holiday yesterday, a swarthy son of Italy took advantage of their absence and discoursed sweet strains from a wheezy hand-organ in the yard. His efforts were specially appreciated by the dean and bursar, in front of whose offices he played several encores...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/23/1888 | See Source »

...said that only seventeen of the ninety-three Dartmouth freshmen use tobacco. The others have not yet got beyond the sweet fern period...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 12/22/1887 | See Source »

Work begins again to-day. Not work alone however, for lucky dogs that we are, this last term of our college year is always a sweet springtide of happiness. The time of winter, of snow and hail, cold winds and frosts is all past. This Easter vacation has put a long distance between all that and the present fair days. Now come the delicious siestas after dinner under the trees of the yard, while we smoke philosophically and listen to the glee club. Now is the tennis, the ball games, the boating and the cool winds blowing into our open...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/13/1887 | See Source »

...final chorus from "Lorraine." This ends the first act, leaving the Misses Daffodil in love with Rev. Milkweed and Cholmondeley, and one of them engaged to the anything but consumptive John Harvard. The voices were all good, especially Harvard's; the acting of Stubbs excellent; the two heroines were sweet enough to eat. Then came a serious break in the play - the entree...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "John Harvard" at Union Hall. | 4/2/1887 | See Source »

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