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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...Before making out their elective lists, they consulted the instructor, who assured them that no objection would be opposed to their taking the course again, since different plays were to be read, and the course would be essentially different from that of last year. This autumn, after purchasing their text-books, they were met by a decree of the Faculty, forbidding them to take the course. They were thus obliged to take another elective and destroy the harmony of their studies this year, besides being deprived of the profit and pleasure which they had depended...
...this imperfect preparation I soon saw that I could do nothing, and was about to leave the room in despair, when it came into my head that the examiners were said to admire above all things originality. Now I am original or nothing. I determined to go over the text carefully, and then draw pictures representing the scenes probably described. No sooner thought of than executed! (The paraphrase is my own.) In this way I spent the three hours profitably and agreeably. Next day came the Greek paper. We had been pleasantly informed by a professor that there would...
...unfortunate accident in the Heavy-Weight Sparring, the last day of the Winter Meeting was as successful, though not as interesting, as the previous ones. The fact that there was only one entry in each of the wrestling-classes, and that therefore no cup was given, is a text for some criticism on the clause in the Constitution of the Athletic Association which directs that there shall be no prizes awarded for walk-overs. It certainly seems that if the one entry is the only man who has taken enough interest in the event to train...
...season have been given this week. The musical eccentricity," "Robinsonade," has not been saved from insufferable stupidity, to our taste, by the clever adaptation of Mr. Childs, and the laudable efforts of the actors. It is truly Germanic in its dismal wit. "The Lark," music by Strauss, text ("Le Reveillon") by Meilhac and Halevy, is quite another thing. The music is very pretty, the adaptation of the libretto very well done, while both singing and acting are more than fairly good...
...liberal men in the world, as long as you don't try to argue with them. They like to tell the old, old stories, and expect you to laugh, and they assure you that life is vapid unless spent in mastering their subject. Most of them have written a text-book which they recommend to you as the best - ah me! There is modesty even...