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...idea of integrity is just as necessary for the welfare of our country as liberty and equality are. Whereas the United States is a country which has grown up in simplicity, at present things have been changed a good deal and dishonesty of all kinds has slowly but surely crept in. To counteract this dishonesty and to crush it, is one of the greatest duties of the present generation...
...freshman crews number 3 and 6, which had to be rowed over on account of a tie in Tuesday's race, took place yesterday afternoon, and was won by number six. The crews struggled ard and neither get the advantage until opposite the boat house when number 6 gradually crept away from number 3 At the finish number 6 was three quarters of a length ah ad The winning crew was made up as follows...
...first to reach the Harvard bridge, with Ninety-two three-quarters of a length behind, while Ninety and Ninety-one were nearly abreast of each other and only a few feet behind the freshmen. As soon as the sophomores had passed the bridge they spurted and slowly but surely crept up until they led by a small margin, but they were unable to keep up the pace and the freshman and seniors passed them. The freshmen pressed the seniors hard but were unable to overtake them. Eighty-nine was the first to cross the line, Ninety-two was second...
...which brought several engines and a large crowd to the spot. The door was burst open and the floor was found to be in a blaze. It is probable that coals from the grate fell out upon the floor and burnt a hole through. The fire then crept along under the floor and burst out again in the center of the room. The flames were quickly extinguished by the firemen, acting under the directions of President Eliot. The furniture and books in room 11 were badly scorched and wet. The chief sufferer, however, was Mr. G. W. Sawin who occupies...
...this and made strong remonstrance against it, the custom of concealing commencement did not long continue. We are told that between 1675 and 1700 the students were very "immoral and disorderly," and vigorous measures had to be resorted to by the faculty. The practice of "unsuitable and unseasonable dancing" crept into the college to the great sorrow of the "honorable governors." In spite of all that is said, we cannot think the students of those days so bad as they are reported, for one must consider the sentiments of the time in which these reports were written. The Puritan fathers...