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...this year. Dr. Parks has now been one of the University Preachers for three years, and is, by length of service, the senior member of the Board. We cannot too often acknowledge the great debt owed by the members of the University to these ministers who are willing to disturb their ordinary pastoral duties in order to aid in the religious life here...
...proposed excavations, but in spite of her attempts, refusal of the site has been granted to Americans. There remains, therefore, only the financial side of the question to be considered. The Greek government stipulated of course that full indemnification be made to all inhabitants whom the excavators might disturb. As a matter of fact, the site of ancient Delphi on the southern slope of Mount Parnassus is at present entirely covered by the village of Castri. It will be necessary to buy this village out entire before beginning the work, and for this purpose $80,000 is needed...
...such childish vituperation as appeared in the editorial column of your issue of December 12th. If it were not for the importance gained by its appearance in your columns, I would not answer such an ungentlemanly tirade. If the writer of that article had read the letters which so disturb his spirit he would have seen that the parts which caused "Exeter to be up in arms" were simply in reply to the unjust criticism which appeared in the Exonian, and were purely personal. Being of a personal nature, they could not, without false interpretation, be the cause...
...good name of the class injured by a set of fellows who are certainly not gentlemen. These fellows find Professor Lovering's weekly lectures uninteresting, and in order to give themselves some enjoyment, spend their time during the lecture hour in stamping on the floor and hissing. They disturb the lecturer, distract the attention of the quiet listeners, and cause their classmates to feel ashamed for them. If they are not moved by feelings of respect for the Professor, let them at least consider the example they set to the young Cambridge boys who attend the lectures...
...write this simply to note one more of the few small things which disturb the sybaritic tranquility of our existence here...