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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Every college has a distinct individuality which impresses itself upon its college literature. Thus Princeton is noted for its blue-blooded Presbyterianism and 'codfish' aristocracy; Harvard for its Cockneyisms; Yale for its sports and fast people; Columbia for its apish English manners; Dartmouth for its country 'greenhorns'; Amherst for its shrewd Yankees; Trinity for its ancient church foundations; Union for its old Knickerbocker aristocracy; Hamilton for Western 'shoddy'; and Cornell for its progressiveness...
...tongue. Until this is done there is no real enjoyment. When you read for pleasure never mind the small points, nor even the words you do not know, if the sense carries you along. Read enough, and all will come as it came to you in English, without labor. But to accomplish this, do not hesitate in the beginning to read simple books, - Perrault's Contes de Fees, for instance, or Laboulaye's Contes bleus; in fact, books that contain just such talk as gave you the English vocabulary you now have...
Monday, 18th, English 1, 4, Mass...
Thursday, 7th, English 2, Mass...
...will be about sixty feet long and two feet wide. Special attention has been paid to the construction of the coxwain's seat, and it is believed that in this particular the best possible contrivance has been secured. The crew regret that they have been unable to obtain an English boat, and have thus lost the chance of selecting the fastest boat for the race; but they are determined to do their best with the Blakey ship...