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Dates: during 1870-1879
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BEFORE the arrangements for Class Day have been entirely made I wish to call the attention of the Committee to one matter, which caused a good deal of complaint last year, and which many hope to see changed this year: I mean the excluding of Freshmen from the exercises around the tree. The reason given for this exclusion last year was that there was not room enough for them, but upper-classmen who were there have told me that there would have been plenty of room. It seems to me that it is very hard to prevent the Freshman class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ADMITTING FRESHMEN TO THE TREE. | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...runs made by him, for the information of the other members of the club. This will doubtless prove a great convenience, as it will allow each rider to keep himself informed about the condition of the roads. The meeting broke up about eight o'clock, subject to the call of the officers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BICYCLE MEETING. | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

Last Saturday I was vegetating in St. Goar Library, on the Rhine. Now, owing to the numerous Puritanical cliques in this charming city, the conseil municipal (corresponding to what you call the Library Council) has come to the conclusion that, after going to church, a man ought never to play billiards or cards, or drink anything stronger than H2O, enlivened by a little soda-water, alleging that nothing is more detrimental to orthodox principles than having the mind occupied on the Sabbath. So they close the library and close the cafes and close the shops, thus obliging you to seek...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BALZAC OR THE BIBLE? | 4/1/1879 | See Source »

...Thank you; I'll call again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BALZAC OR THE BIBLE? | 4/1/1879 | See Source »

ATHLETICS.C. C. A. C. A. We call the attention of our University Athletes to the Athletic sports of the Columbia College Athletic Club, to be held on the evenings of April 4 and 5, at Gilmore's Garden, New York. First and second prize medals will be offered for each event. The first evening will be devoted to College Athletes exclusively, the second to sports open to any amateur. In addition to these sports there will be, on April 5, beginning at 1 P.M., a four-hour go-as-you please race, open to any amateur...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR SPORTING COLUMN. | 3/21/1879 | See Source »

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