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...character of this article, and do not care to pursue the subject further. In his desire to say something disagreeable the writer has overstepped all bounds of truth and propriety. It is to be hoped for his own credit that the next time he is troubled with a bilious turn he will refrain from using his pen, and in conclusion I may remind him of the appropriate proverb, "A little pot boils over easily...
...generous critic might allow him a year to wear off such gaucherie. But how can the new-comer fail at once to notice the wide discrepancy between his pronunciation and that of educated people, if, of course, he be of ordinary intelligence? His only safe course is to turn to his Worcester and abide by that pronunciation which has the balance of authority, whether it involves a revision of his own style of speech...
...some book on etiquette it is laid down as a canon that one ought never to invite to a dinner-party gentlemen of only one profession. If there are none but clergymen present, conversation will turn on theology; if lawyers make up the party, their chat will be of a professional character; and if the dry-goods business is the only one represented, it is safe to say the guests will talk "shop...
...does not sit up well at the finish. Through the boat, and particularly in the forward part, the finish is poor, rather worse than the beginning; there is a tendency to sliver, to row the last part of the stroke with the blade only partly covered, and to turn the oar before it is fairly out of the water; the whole finish is slovenly. This fault seems to be the worst, and till it is corrected, the crew cannot hope to row the shell steadily. Next to this, comes the dead catch; and till this is vivified, they cannot hope...
...charm of novelty has departed from it. Such has been the cause of the rise and sudden fall of the Rifle Corps, and there seems to be little advantage in attempting to revive it. It would be much better if those who are interested in the Corps would turn to other forms of exercise which are of much more importance to the College, and which are at present in a languishing condition. We recommend that the ghost of the Rifle Corps be allowed to join the spirits of the French, German, Chess, and other clubs which have recently expired...