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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first volume published in 1876, "Consule Planco," as Thackeray would say, which means, when Mr. Quincy was president. "I don't think we wrote on the average such good verses as these." All who have seen the selections for the forthcoming volume, consider that it is as far superior to the first volume as the University of to-day has outgrown the University of twenty years ago. The dedication is "To the founders of the Advocate, the class of '67 and to the class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Verses from the Harvard Advocate. | 1/13/1887 | See Source »

...Glee and Banjo Clubs returned Saturday night from a most successful and enjoyable trip. They gave nine concerts, going as far West as St. Louis. All the members report an enjoyable time and a most flattering reception everywhere. A full account of the trip will be published in forthcoming numbers of the Princetonian...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Letter. | 1/13/1887 | See Source »

...acquainted with the works of writers whom he would never otherwise find time to study at least during his college course. The good we derive from these readings if of course somewhat superficial; it could not be otherwise, when such a wide field is covered. Superficial knowledge, however, is far better, in many cases, than no knowledge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/12/1887 | See Source »

...growth of mutual confidence and friendly feeling between the faculty and the students, and especially within the last two or three years, and this action is not brought about by any misunderstanding which it is necessary to arbitrate, but it marks the progress of an era of prosperity already far under way. The movement for a committee of this kind was started two years ago, and a resolution favoring it was then issued by the faculty, but some delay was caused by referring it to the board of trustees for ratification. The plan, however, is now to be consummated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 1/12/1887 | See Source »

...qualified to fill these places, and we want to know them all, or at least know where to find them. Again, it is our honored custom to elect a freshman editor at the beginning of the second volume, immediately after the mid years. The contributions from '90 have thus far been many and varied; but we hope to have better things yet. When shall we have the pleasure of welcoming three new editors to our sanctum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/11/1887 | See Source »

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