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...Senior class elections at Cornell have caused a "bolt" in the class similar to one which occurred in '81, and unless the difficulty is settled it is probable that no commencement will be held this year...
...into this country. This is the way Mr. Myers says it should be done : "First, assign each man his mark, and inform them not to get into position until told to do so. The men must not be allowed to walk around hitching their pants, etc., but must stand bolt upright on the mark. Second, tell them to set themselves. Do not fire the pistol as you give the word 'set,' but keep your men until they are all as steady as statues. Then let them go. Every starter in this country has a different way of sending...
...this year, owing to the fact that some Repnblicans of the college have bolted the party nominees, they want the parade to bolt its old custom and turn out with Democratic banners. The effect of this is to make the procession a political demonstration. This has never been done before, and is altogether wrong...
...Anti-Blaine meeting yesterday, called to organize a Republican bolt, President Eliot was among the speakers. He thought there was very little prospect that the Democrats will nominate men whom Independents can support, and he therefore argued for a new party. He said he could speak for the young men-for those who have become voters during the last ten years-in saying that they are disgusted with platforms which read double, intended to deceive, as well as with the parties which make such platforms. The young men stand ready to welcome an honest party with an honest platform. President...
...Bolt, an illustrated annual issued by the students of the Stevens Institute of Technology, has just appeared, and proves to be quite a unique publication...