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...black bottle," but a bottle of salts, let us say. The procession was loudly cheered at various points on the route, and it was thought that the affair was to pass off without a jar, when suddenly, as the chief marshaless and her staff were about to descend the stairs leading to the ground floor, they were assaulted with orange peel, and showers of water by a body of hoodlumettes ensconced upon the stairs above. This assault was the signal for little less than a riot; hairpins were drawn on both sides, and a general scrimmage seemed unavoidable. The attacking...
...members of the advanced Greek electives. Fortunately there are other copies of the work in the library which have been put on the shelves in place of the stolen copy, but this fact does not in the least excuse the thief. We feel that a man who would descend to such means of getting possession of a book cannot be spoken of in too strong terms. If he should happen to be discovered, as it is be hoped he will be, he should meet with no mercy either from students or instructors...
Apropos of fire escapes we would remind the inhabitants of Thayer that it is possible in some of the entries to descend by the aid of the stone cornices of the windows. We would not, however advise students to practice this means of escape without previous practice in the gymnasium...
...each end of the long entry, and will reach several feet above the upper story. This latter extension is made in order that students in the upper story of the centre hall, which is one story higher than the ells, after crossing the roof of the ell can easily descend the ladders. At the head of the third story an iron balcony will be placed...
...volcano of a satirical editorial, we wish to enter our protest against the suggestion advanced in the last Advocate, that in order to secure victory our team adopt next year the Yale method of playing foot-ball-the method of illegal fouling and of deliberate maiming. Harvard can never descend to such a game, and if the suggestion of the Advocate be serious, it is, we think, highly reprehensible and unworthy of our esteemed contemporary...