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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...thought of taking Chemistry 1 to find out how to make soda; but a friend told me that he knew no more of Chemistry after taking the course than before it, which discouraged me. And so on through the whole pamphlet, there's not a course which I have n't heard spoken against. (I must say, however, that the only objection to Botany was that it tired one so to get to recitation...
...standing committee" of the Faculty has been appointed to find out and punish the originators of the Junior Exhibition mock scheme...
...classmate, who talks about the war in Turkey. What do I care about Turkey? The other day I thought I ought to take some interest in it; so I sought out a newspaper that had a huge map on one side of it, and went to work to find out all about it. I began by reading an account of the Russian advance; the first town I saw mentioned was Kars. Keeping to my intention of getting up the war thoroughly, I turned to the map to see where this heathen citadel was situated. After looking for a long time...
COLLEGE papers are apt to indulge freely in grumbling, and the proceedings of the Faculty usually have to bear rather a large share of it. But now, notwithstanding the aggravations of the weather and the approaching annuals, we find nothing to complain of, and rather think it fitting to make our bow and tend our thanks and appreciation to the members of the Faculty who have issued the list of examinations at so early and convenient a date. We must also notice the opportunity which has been afforded for changes in the Tabular View, which must be appreciated by those...
...arrangements for receiving the Princeton Team are concerned, they are above criticism, from the fact that there were none at all, - many of our visitors being allowed to get their lunch and find the ball-field as best they might. The game itself was one of the poorest which our team has yet played, a fact in a great measure due, as we may safely say, to an ill-judged and improper favoritism on the part of the Captain in selecting the team. When the honor of the University is interested in a game, as it was in that...