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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...reproved, by a member of the faculty, on the occasion of transgressing one of the regulations of the institution." Curiously enough, the adherents of slang find themselves supported, and on their own ground too, by the Atlantic monthly, that exponent of the best and freshest of New England's thought. Perhaps, there are two sides to the question, after all! However, the fiat has gone forth, at Lasell; that slang, excellently as it may serve our brothers desirous of expressing themselves with force and vigor, is out of place on feminine lips - a decision with which the writer heartily agrees...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LASELL LETTER. | 1/14/1882 | See Source »

...buildings. It seems that Cornell has also given considerable attention to this subject; but the difference between Cornell and Harvard is, that the authorities there are taking active measures to remedy the evil, and provide a new system of beating, while here we hardly think the subject has been thought of outside the circle of students themselves. The system that is likely to be adopted at Cornell, according to the Cornell Sun, is as follows : "Somewhere upon the university grounds will be erected a boiler house. From this house main pipes will be laid to the different buildings. These mains...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/12/1882 | See Source »

...thought that our recent editorial on Memorial Hall would save us from all future persecution. But, alas for the vanity of human wishes! Our long-buried friend, Pro Bono Publico, has arisen from his grave to utter a sepulchral note of warning. To give peace once more unto his harrowed soul, to let him again know the undisturbed sleep of the tomb, we have given place to his communication...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/11/1882 | See Source »

...bursar's; one asks for an expert, and another wants new directors. One writer tells us that, as we had had so much about Memorial, we need not insert his communication unless we wanted to. To this man we must confess ourselves infinitely obliged; really, we had never thought of such a thing as inserting his article-in the waste-basket until we received his kind permission. But this is not the worst; while we are torn by dissensions at home, foreign enemies take arms against us. Every mail brings us some paper in which we are horrified to find...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/9/1882 | See Source »

...reporter insisted that he had no such purpose, but as this was his first interview, and as all the other newspapers had asked the same question, he thought it was only the correct thing. This pacified the poet, and he said that AEstheticism is the cultivation of the AEsthetic, adding, "I trust this is clear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INTERVIEW WITH OSCAR WILDE. | 1/6/1882 | See Source »

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