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That if athletic distinction were considered the summum bonum of college life, our teams would be strengthened through the stronger interest taken in them, is perhaps true; that athletics and a delight in athletics tend to elevate morals, and to introduce a fresh and healthy tone in any place where they are much considered, is beyond doubt. It is not equally certain that we can change the present order of things; for, firstly, the worship of athletic idols pertains to colleges, where muscular excellence is worshipped in its incarnation. Secondly, if we are to develop into a full-fledged university...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 11/2/1887 | See Source »

...freshman who translated de mortuis nil nisi bonum: "From the dead nothing but bones," has a brilliant career awaiting him in the medical profession...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 3/14/1884 | See Source »

...quibus ullum bonum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOTE AND COMMENT. | 2/4/1884 | See Source »

...marking system is a humbug; the college papers say so. It is a mistake to study. I am an epicurean College happiness is the summum bonum. There is nothing more delightful than smoking a cigarette in a Holworthy window-seat, or drifting lazily upon the beautiful bosom of the Charles while the wavelets wash and wander about your shell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A DIALOGUE UPON COLLEGE HAPPINESS. | 10/24/1879 | See Source »

...RUMORED translation: De Mortuis nil nisi bonum, - "There is nothing left of the dead but a bone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR EXCHANGES. | 2/12/1875 | See Source »

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