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...where they remain for a number of days without any effort on the part of the receiver to return them to the post office or to their rightful owner. We do not intend to blame the postman who discharges his duties in a perfectly satisfactory manner. When, however, we think of the large amount of mail which passes daily through his hands, there is little wonder that occasionally letters find their way into the wrong rooms. Besides, as we have said above, the letters are frequently misdirected. Now it is only right that every man, when such mistakes occur, should...
...suppose." I continued, "that you think no music equal to the rush and swing of Homer's Iliad...
...stared vacantly at me. and seemed puzzled. Finally she gave me a faint smile and said half confidentially, "O, you musn't think I care for Homer so much. Of course when I 'went in' for classics, I had to read him a good deal, and so had the other girls, but I don't think any of us cared much about it. As long as we could get through it somehow and pass, the rest didn't matter...
...certain phase of the question of women's education, as viewed from a certain standpoint, is exemplified in the quotation in another column from an English article on the subject of the "Girl Graduate." We cannot but think the point of view there taken, and the conclusions implied however, exceedingly narrow. It is true that the present system of higher education for women results in the production of many uninteresting types. Yet it must be remembered that that system is yet in its infancy, and that furthermore the type portrayed in our quotation cannot fairly be said to be representative...
...captain of the Columbia team telegraphed to Harvard asking whether they should come. No answer was returned until the following Monday. Inasmuch as Harvard made no reply until after the time for the game had passed, and inasmuch as Colubia's team was ready to play the Directors think themselves justified in refusing to acknowledge any claim set forward by Harvard...