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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...whole pack was entirely at fault. The main part of the hounds, including the Master, started in the direction of Somerville and the suburbs, but about fourteen hounds wandered down Washington St. and crossing to Columbia St., found the trail. After waiting several minutes and shouting "Tally.Ho" repeatedly and finding that the rest of the pack were not to be found, followed the paper down to Norton's Woods, where it was again lost. After a long search, it was discovered, and passing through Hovey's nursery, the trace ended at Cambridge St. The bags were not found, however...
...recent issue of the Princetonian, we find an allusion to the diminished size of the entering freshman class at Harvard, caused, it is said, by the mingling of upper with lowerclassmen in the same course of study...
...Conference Committee has been in existence now for one year, and although great promises were made of what the labors of the committee would gain for the college, we find as yet nothing of moment accomplished, except the change in the marking system. But as to this we are as yet unable to discover whether it was brought about by the efforts of the Conference Committee or was determined upon by the faculty without regard to the action of this committee. The cribbing question and the yard committee were the other subjects discussed last year. The former was magnified into...
...escort said, were trophies of base-ball games won from other colleges. These were in each case painted with the college colors. "By the way" said he, "what are the Columbia colors?" "Blue and white," said I. He looked over the balls very carefully, but failed to find any with the blue and white stripes, and then said to me, "I guess the Columbia ball must have been mislaid." Then the students rose up and cheered and applauded most vociferously their loved President, who in the midst of his studies hadn't forgotten the fact that Harvard hadn't been...
...prepare its young men. But, as I have said, direct preparation for political life is scarcely possible within the college walls. Many studies which relate thereto, and which are necessary parts of a statesman's education, can be, and are assiduously pursued, and I doubt not that you would find hosts of Harvard men entering the political lists if by so doing they could win those rewards of faithful service which must surely come to them in any other walk of life. * * * * If things were otherwise, it might be possible to do more in the way of directly fitting young...