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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...tried to evade the law by having plain cake. At last the authorities in despair took to scheming. They voted that commencement time should be changed, and that it should be more private than usual, and that the day set apart for this anniversary should be concealed until almost the time for its observance, so that the students could not make preparations for the festivities. But as both the students and the citizens of Cambridge and Boston were very much enraged at this and made strong remonstrance against it, the custom of concealing commencement did not long continue...
...athletic association has been prominently before the University this fall, and its work has caused more interest to be felt in it than ever before in its history. Since the fall games, many of the men have kept in active training. Hare and hounds runs have been held almost weekly, and have been thoroughly appreciated by the large numbers who have taken part in them. A cross country run open to all members of the University will be given Dec. 3rd, as an end to the season's work. Wednesday, Nov. 9, Harmar, '90, was successful in an attempt...
...first study of medicine was at the famous school of Salemo, near Naples. During the early centuries of Christianity the practice of medicine was almost entirely in the hands of monks. They devoted themselves to its study, handed downs its secrets to the members of their brotherhood, and continued the good work begun by the priests of AEsculapius, who were said to closely resemble monks in their convictions of the religiousness of a life devoted to the relief of suffering, Gradually in the course of a few decades, the instruction of these monks developed into a full university course...
...study on La Rochefoucauld. The quotations are chosen with a great deal of diserimination and accomplish their object of illustrating the points called up-a very rare thing, by the way, in student essays. "Mr. Hutton as a Critic" is too pedantic, and what good thoughts it contains are almost hidden by the insufficiency of the style. Some lines "To the Composite Photograph of the November Century" are very bright and introduce some neat plays on words. "La Corrida de Los Toros," a story of a bull-fight in South American, is well told and ends in quite dramatic fashion...
...cruelty to compel him to do work which he loathes, and he is likely to get little encouragement to learn games that he does not know. On the other hand there are those to whom proficiency in games is an instinct, and the gaudium certaminis a stimulant-almost an intoxicating one. To advise these men to take sober walks that they may avoid over-exertion and broken bones, is an absurdity, but they may accept and profit by advice as to how best to develop their powers. Still, to these the monotony of the gymnasium will in the long...