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Though members are advised to make use of the present opportunity to exchange old books for new ones, the society assumes no responsibility as to the prices paid, or the kind of new books to be furnished. All such responsibility rests with the gentleman who is making the exchange. It is hoped that hereafter better arrangements may be made, by which the society, through the Inter-collegiate Book Exchange, will be able to furnish its members with many more secondhand text books than it has heretofore, and to find a better sale for such as are to be sold...
Literature was defined as "the artistic expression of thought and feeling in words. "The pursuit of literature does not afford a profitable field for one's life work, but is to be classed with music and painting. Its office is to furnish occupation for the spare hours of life. The development of taste in the appreciation of literary excellence is the pleasantest, the most accessible, the most improving and the safest of all pastimes...
...starting point, Mr. Wendell suggested the attainment of some familiarity with English history, and the reading of some brief sketch of English literature. He also suggested several books which are likely to furnish clews which the reader will find interest in perusing ; among them are volumes of the English Men of Letters series, Ward's English Poets, and Palgrave's Golden Treasury...
Though members are advised to make use of the present opportunity to exchange old books for new ones, the society assumes no responsibility as to the prices paid, or the kind of new books to be furnished. All such responsibility rests with the gentleman who is making the exchange. It is hoped that hereafter better arrangements may be made, by which the society, through the Inter-collegiate Book Exchange, will be able to furnish its members with many more secondhand text books than it has heretofore, and to find a better sale for such as are to be sold...
...would require all the unoceeupied land for miles around. President Eliot took the other horn of the dilemmanamely, that base ball should be supplanted by some game which requires less territory. Such a game is lawn tennis. The Jarvis base ball grounds, if laid out in double courts would furnish tennins grounds for over one hundred players...