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...youth fresh from the studious hall, to the octogenarian, who seemed to live again in the memories of the distant past. When all were seated, a prayer was offered by the Rev. President Humphrey, of Amherst College. For a time the dining quietly proceeded; but soon the busy hum of many voices, the laugh, the joke, animated the scene. All were again hushed, as if by magic, when Mr. Everett, the President of the Day, rose to address them. To say that he was most happy, is feeble praise. He was eloquent, brilliant, touching: - and as he read...
What a contrast there is between the ordinary hum-drum town and one that can boast of some institution of learning, be it ever so small. The power of education seems to throw a gloss over all, and the life seems more quiet, re-fined and ideal. The presence of the students in the streets in England, attired in their ridiculously short gowns, in Germany with parti-colored caps, gives an idea of gaiety and life to the throng of busy passers-by. All is University, for the very townsfolk can do nothing but talk of this new rule, that...
Noble poet (taking down a volume of his own poems, and finding the leaves uncut,) "Ah ! hum ! I am glad to find that you don't cut all your old friends, Mrs. de Tomkins...
...song are of necessity limited, and every one ought to avail himself of every chance to get well acquainted with this, the last of his college songs. A large number of men each year go to the tree without having the least knowledge of the song, and attempt to hum it over with the crowd at the last moment. This is a thing that should never occur. There will be little or no excuse this year for a man not knowing any thing about the song, as there will be plenty of opportunities between now and Friday for learning...
...residence of Mr. and Mrs. Junius Antoninus. Dancing will be kept up until next week. The banquet is being furnished by the caterer, Lucius. Among other things on the menu, which were engraved on gold, we notice "perfumes of Araby, fried in crumbs; Phrygian zephyrs, with June-bug wings; hum of Cicadas, with dissolved pearl sauce, beside many other rare and novel dishes. As we go to press the company are enjoying themselves immensely, three have been poisoned and the rest are all drunk...