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Cher Monsieur: Jen'ai pas eu une seconde a moi pour vous repondre, j'ai ete litteralement deborde depuis mon arrivee a New York. Je tiendrai done la parole donnee a Dieppe il y a deux ans. Vous me demandez une soiree. M. Abbey avec juste raison, ne peut accorder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: M. Coquelin's Coming Cambridge Lecture. | 10/23/1888 | See Source »

"On a conspicious part of the walls of the Freshman Physics room at the Annex appeared a short time ago the following inscription: "What is Physics? Ans. - The inness of the why, or x plus y equals z. Each young woman passing to her accustomed seat seemed to drink in...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From the Annex. | 2/10/1886 | See Source »

The following amusing incident is related in an old book on "College Customs," published in Cambridge some time ago: "Dr.-called upon a Southern student one morning in the recitation room to define logic. The question was in this form. 'Mr.-, what is logic?' Ans. 'Logic, sir, is the art...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fines at Harvard. | 1/31/1885 | See Source »

Runner, '83. 1. What is Myers's height? 2. What did he weigh when he made his quarter-mile in 49 1-5 s.? Ans. 1. 5 ft. 7 3/4 in.; 2. 114 lbs.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 4/22/1881 | See Source »

ANS. - Jimmie always took Apollinaris Water in the morning. Charlie preferred a "bracer." Jimmie believed in the proverb, "Spare the rod and spoil the child;" Charlie didn't. Jimmie thought it the best policy always to borrow, never to lend; so did Charlie. To sum up, their characters were similar...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE 'ALF AND 'ALFS. | 2/25/1881 | See Source »

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