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Brief but impressive funeral services were held at Appleton Chapel yesterday at half after twelve o'clock. Almost all the members of the junior class and many others in the University were present. Rev. Wm. Lawrence. assisted by Rev. Professor Francis G. Peabody, read the Episcopal burial service, and offered prayer. The choir, made up partly from members of the old '92 glee club and partly from the students of the chapel choir, sang "Abide with Me," and "Angels of Light." The pall-bearers were E. F. Fitzhugh '91, H. R. Allen '92, W. H. Gratwick...
...University will teach almost everything and will stand for the broadest principles of truth and education. It is not to be sectarian in the sense of promothing the principles of the Baptist faith. It is merely to be governed by Baptists and to stand for their contribution to the learning of the world...
...University, and to show the requirements and qualifications necessary for admission, and the course which the students must pursue in order to get a degree. For the college proper the standard of requirements for admission is high, but they are so elastic that they fit the needs of almost every candidate. Considerable attention is given to showing just what is necessary to fulfil the requirements for admission...
...debate on the affirmative. He said that the question could not be considered on political grounds but only on grounds of expediency. He declared the poll tax as a requisite for voting to be a refic of the old feudal system and said that it had been abolished in almost all the European countries and by 37 out of the 44 states of the Union. He cited the opinions of the leading men in both the great political parties in favor of the affirmative and closed by showing that the poll tax as a requirement for voting was opposed...
Outing for March is unusually excellent. The table of contents shows a wide variety of subjects, and almost every article is written by a specialist. Of especial interest to college men are "The Sports of an Irish Fair," "Association Football," "A Bout with the Gloves." in "The Sports of an Irish Fair," Robt. F. Walsh puts in a claim for Ireland as the country where base ball had its origin. "Association Foot Ball" is a plea for this particular branch of football. The author thinks that football as played under the association rules ought to become the national winter pastime...