Word: knows
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...decide on a question of debate for the next meeting. The meeting rejected one subject after another, voting to reconsider the vote, and then rejecting the subject again. One or two gentlemen became so entangled in the snarl of amendments and amendments to amendments, that they did not know on which side they were voting, and had to ask leave to change their votes; while another gentleman seriously proposed that the union discuss the topic of "Free Tariff." The question finally decided on was : "Resolved, That the present tendency of athletics at Harvard is for the best interests...
...present to Billy the postman. This year I believe no such step has been taken, and unless the members of the college individually remember him, there is danger that he will not receive the substantial recognition that his faithfulness and courtesy entitle him to. His position, as we all know, is a laborious one, and attended with many unpleasant features. Let us all do what we can to reward this by giving him some little reminder of our appreciation of his services...
...Yale's 'rough game.'" And now, gentlemen beware! do not touch upon the theme again; Yale is tired of it. Do not further seek to raise the anger of the New Haven lion. The News believes that its readers wish to hear no more on the subject, you know, and the Courant very properly "had hoped to be able to drop the subject of foot-ball for the season." We do not wonder at Yale's eagerness to "drop the subject of foot-ball for the season...
Paris humor : Response of a gilded youth to one of his friends who has just announced formally his approaching marriage : "I should like to be able to congratulate you both, but, you see, as I do not know the lady I can't conscientiously congratulate you, while, as I do know you I can't conscientiously congratulate the lady." - [Progress...
Monday's Yale News contains a highly humorous account of a Harvard-Oberlin foot-ball match played in dress-suits and presided over by the Rev. Howard Crosby. We know of no stronger argument for the institution of a reading room here than the opportunity that would thus be given to the whole college to enjoy such good-natured wit in common which now we can only peruse in secret...