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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...same time. From the idea of pledging, "health" drinking was easily evolved In drinking a health to a Roman lady one cup was taken for each letter in her name, - a performance often attended with disasterous consequences. Giving a toast is synonymous with drinking a health, for the former took its name from the custom of putting toast, nutmeg and sugar into ale. To drink supernaculum was an ancient custom in England of emptying the cup or glass and then pouring the remaining drop or two upon the finger nail; for what purpose, is not known. "To buzza...
...than one third, are not college men. Of course, this cannot be called a scientific test, yet it approximates such a test, and shows with tolerable force the ranks of literature are recruited from the men who do not go to college far more than was the case in former days...
...Patch is prepared to continue his instruction on the Guitar, and would be glad to hear from former pupils, or any wishing to take up this instrument. For terms and particulars, address as above, box 76, Waltham, Mass...
...goes to Exeter on Saturday of this week. Before they start it may be well for the college to have some idea of the team which will represent Harvard in the game with the strongest of the school elevens. The freshmen have labored under some disadvantages this year that former teams have not had to contend against. The want of a university eleven to practice against, and from which to get points, has been strongly felt. The upper-class elevens have done their best to remedy this difficulty; but as they are themselves trying candidates for different positions, there...
...certain degree we believe they will not. But at the end there are two things of importance to be avoided, the danger of self-satisfaction, that is, of conceit for too much wisdom, and the danger of losing by neglect all that has actually been gained. The former danger is, the writer believes, the lesser. Four years at a college of any spirit at all are quite likely to take a large portion of a man's conceit out of him. Some men require the whole four years for the renovating process; and some men even require more...