Word: founds
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...through the courtesy of the McGill Club, witnesses of many pleasing sights. Among these, none was more interesting than the fox-hunt at Verdun, a place five miles distant from the city, and just above the Lachine Rapids. All preparations had been made the previous evening, and Saturday morning found us on our way to the place appointed for the meeting. The ride along the bank of the St. Lawrence was very delightful, and we reached the Manor-house in time to form in the line of carriages starting for the woods, and to see the participants in the sport...
...mountain labored and brought forth a mouse; in other words, the wisdom of the College has again discussed compulsory chapel, and has abated chapel services for Sunday mornings. There can be no doubt now that the College has found its felo de se. Whither has the religious zeal of our Puritan ancestors fled? No more shivering through early prayers on Sunday morning! The next step downward will be some such villanous scheme as the ventilation of the recitation-rooms. But why should that religious service which is necessary six mornings in the week be found superfluous on the seventh? Truly...
Cheers not, but chills e'en the love found at last...
Speaking of peace that is found in thy breast...
When we turn back to the page of our College paper of five years ago, we find there long discussions, and often despairing conclusions on the question of a reading-room; while the College wit found abundant exercise in drawing the parallel between Ali Ben Hadid and his hidden white camel in the Eastern legend, and Harvard with its Gray collection of engravings, carefully guarded from inspection by the vigilant custodian of Sibley Castle...