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...cured him completely. I've always felt so grateful loike ter that blanket that I've niver been able ter part with it at all at all, sor. Mebbe it was yourn, sor. With tears in me eyes, I wants ter thank...
...action upon the letter of resignation of the advisory committee. The letter was read by Mr. Parker and then a vote was called for. The result of the vote showed that the meeting was heartily in favor of accepting the action taken by the committee. A motion followed to thank the graduate committee for their past efforts in behalf of college boating. The further business consisted of voting an appropriate testimonial to Col. Bancroft, the late coach; for his long services with the crew, and of voting that the advisability of having another graduate committee be left to the judgment...
...that college life is not so quiet after all, and we ask Snodkins to tell us more about the subject. "Well," says he, "the drummer's chum played the fife before the procession, and that was excruciating, I admit; especially with a bones accompaniment. But that's over now, thank Heaven," and he sighs with relief. "Other noises," he continued, "are not so bad, nor so numerous. There's the Glee Club member, to whom it is quite a pleasure to listen, except when he has a friend who is learning to yodel; then there's the whistling freshman, always...
...rush. I can tell you little except what happened to myself. I pulled my "plug" down over my ears and rushed in. At the first onset somebody knocked off my hat- I thought my head had gone too- I put my hands up, it is my head, still there, thank heaven! But I have no reason to rejoice, for when I left home that night as the last buckle of my armor was being girded on, I heard a voice as if from the depths of Thayer saying, "Return with our plug or without your skull." There was no mistaking...
...thim's students, thank hivens I ain't had no education," was the remark of an old Irishman as the prosession of '80 came in sight. Others, however, did not regard the students with such disfavor. "The sidewalks," according to the college paper, "were lined with beautiful young ladies of Boston's first families;" and they greeted the procession with every demonstration of approval. Sixty-five handkerchiefs, one black shawl, and various pieces of hats is the current Crimson's estimate of the more tangible marks of maidenly favor con ferried. This procession of '80 was The largest and best...