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Rollo, in his famous visit to Cambridge, found much that bewildered him. Other newcomers have suffered the same confusion. Years ago, there was a simple way of giving Freshmen the advice and guidance which they crave. It consisted of a series of "Letters to a Freshman", now made famous along with the fame of their author. Combined with frequent editorial exhortations from the college periodicals, no new student could escape the enlightenment that was doled...
...horror's head horrors accumulate." In this age of insurgence social and aesthetic it is natural for them to seek novel effects for novelty's sake, preferring a bad new use to a good old one, just as vicious people crave new sensations. With due allowance for these tendencies of youth and of the decade, this number of the Advocate is creditable; its ambitions are worthy; its attainments are not mean; and it is much better than some of its predecessors. L. B. R. BRIGGS...
...these days of national uncertainty and nervous anxiety we crave antidotes of any kind to relieve us from the thought of overshadowing responsibilities. The "movie" number of the Lampoon bursts upon Cambridge today and presents unrestricted sensationalism that has ever aroused undergraduate enthusiasm. All the country's celebrities with whom our gilded youth are most intimately acquainted are described and portrayed in the bold and naked phrases of Lampy's best style. The abandon that characterizes this detailed exposure of the cinematograph world convinces the reader of the utter unreality of that film land of wonders...
...would also offer you the prizes in life which all men crave, for I would paint the pictures in true, warm colors and thus win you to the true faith--I mean the conviction that life is happiest for the man whose every faculty is well developed...
Dear Sirs:- I wish to call the attention of the University to the difficulties under which the Republican Club is laboring in distributing the uniforms, and to crave their assistance. Thirteen hundred men signed the blue books signifying their desire to participate in the parade. That number of uniforms have been ordered and are now on sale at Roberts Hall, Brattle street. It is highly probable, however, that many more than signed will wish to parade. We therefore earnestly urge every man to get his uniform as early as it is possible for him, in order that we may have...