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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Artie, by George Ade (H. S. Stone and Co., Chicago) should find a place in every library as the funniest book of the year. Like "Chimmie Fadden," it was originally published in newspaper form and its wonderful popularity induced the publishers to bring it out in book form. It is the story of a typical "mucker" office boy, Artie, whose slangy conversations are extremely funny. He styles all college men as "rah rah boys" and describes them from an office boy's point of view. Mr. McCutcheon's illlustrations, with the decorative buckram cover make it a handsome volume...
...area of a wooden hut, or skene. This was the origin of the "stage" building. In the fourth century the theatre was rebuilt in stone, but a wooden proscenium was retained. At a later date this proscenium was rebuilt in stone. It is in the Roman epoch that we find the elevated stage for the first time...
...Harvard Religious Union is designed to afford a means of intercourse among those men in the University who, while sincerely interested in religion, yet do not find themselves at home in the organizations associated with the Evangelical churches...
...gratifyingly large, but there is no reason why it should not be one to four instead of one to eight. The committee is able to furnish an abundance of opportunities for philanthropic work, in such a variety in its character, time and place that almost every student could find something that he would be able...
JAMES W. BRINE, universal college outfitter, 1312 and 1436 Massachusetts avenue, wishes to announce that the above places are where you will find a complete line of high-grade furnishings, hats and caps at prices much lower than you would expect...