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...which have some serious object in view, which may be roughly described as the pursuit of Cape Flyaway; the second of open societies, which are devoted to amusement; the third of clubs proper, where you can get wine and cigars and gossip of the most correct sort at the cheapest price; and the fourth of secret societies, of which the objects are unknown and the names are forbidden words...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LETTERS TO A FRESHMAN. | 2/9/1877 | See Source »

...HAVE been told that at some former time (the exact period I cannot state) the Corporation, or Faculty, or Steward, or somebody, was in the habit of buying coal in large quantities at the season of the year when it was cheapest; and that they then disposed of it to the students, throughout the year, at the original price. This was a wise custom, and made a saving to the students of that time which would not be despised in this enlightened age. I would therefore respectfully suggest to the powers that be, that they take this subject into their...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 1/12/1877 | See Source »

...extravagant in boating matters as we have been in the past. A new era in boating began with the building of the boat-house in 1869, -an era of excessive expenditure and of much defeat. Before this time the boats had been housed in wooden sheds of the cheapest construction, and the crews had always paid their own expenses. But those good old days are gone. Rowing has become a science, and training-tables uniforms, hats, and sundry other items have swelled the cost of a crew into the thousands. Ten years ago the undergraduates gave the "Varsity" its boat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/25/1876 | See Source »

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