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...England was shocked by a slight earthquake. Shortly after eight o'clock one January morning, an ague set in north of Boston, People rushed from their houses in Marblehead and Salem. Slates fell off the roofs at Gloucester and pictures off the" walls a. Swampscott. Bric-a-brac fell from shelves in Medford, and antimacassars were disarranged in Maiden. After 10 to 90 seconds of tremor, New England settled down, though her people were still agitated...
...brow, and no tongue was stuck in the cheek over any performance. A jovial mob lounged in the theatre and awaited the actors. If they liked the play they broke out a clapping and a-yelling; if they did not like it they let fly any bric-a-brac that came to hand,--and the unfortunate tragedians did not have to consult the papers to learn the success of their efforts...
...Bric-a-brac Elections Held...
...election of the 1916 Bric-a-Brac board was held in the middle of the week four men being chosen to compose the board. The chairman will be chosen in the near future. The following are the members of the new board: B. Bullock, D. M. Lake, G. S. Runk, and J. R. Stockton...
...many years ago practically the only Princeton literature ever distributed among the preparatory schools of the country was the Freshman Bible, a Bric-a-Brac every other year or so, and occasionally a sort of nondescript pamphlet of "University Views." During the past four or five years, however, and especially since the organization of the Undergraduate Schools Committee, matters have been greatly improved. In addition to the systematic distribution . . . . of all the regular college publications, a new plan is now on foot for editing a handbook which will contain concise information intended primarily for the benefit of Princeton sub-freshmen...