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The accident at the boat house caused by the carelessness of the corporation, and which came so near being a frightful disaster, directs the attention of every student towards what may at any time produce a far greater calamity, namely, the lack of fire-escapes in several of the buildings...
"To say I was frightened would but faintly express it. I was utterly unnerved. The impulse was to turn and fly. But a sense of shame held us still; we were two, and men; and besides, it was better to have the thing before our eyes than behind our backs...
He received but little of my attention, but casting at the young lady such casual glances as my precarious position would allow, I saw she had the requisite elements that constitute the average girl, - a Derby hat, wavy bangs, considerable vivacity, and dimples when she smiled; and all arranged in...
"Send that man away, do!" And she shuddered as if George had been a monster frightful to look upon.
If I am not usurping the right of the author of "Letters to a Freshman," I shall here offer a piece of advice to the receptive minds of the members of that class. Gentle Freshman, be not afraid of the examiner, for he is not as terrible as he looks...