Word: less
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...peace, filling my thoughts with the next day's examinations. Hence there arose that time-honored wrangle 'twixt Duty and Inclination, in which Duty was driven from the field, for Miss Ravissante had firmly convinced me, in the irresistible logic of beauty and artful superlatives, that I was nothing less than indispensable to her enjoyment of the evening, and thus, you know, my going was really a deed of mercy...
...less successful in their way were the afternoon exercises. At 5.15 the class cheered the buildings, and then entered the enclosure about the tree, where the other classes received them, and the customary exercises, including the singing of the class song, written by Mr. Earl B. Putnam, of Waterville, N. Y., took place. The various spreads and teas, the dancing at Memorial Hall, the illuminations, and the singing of the Glee Club in the evening were all thoroughly enjoyed. In every way the observance of the Class Day of '79 was successful. It was a fitting close for a glorious...
...poorly in an examination, say nothing about it, or you will be set down as a fool. If you do well, say still less, or you will be considered a conceited grind. If you decide to go into athletics, take rowing, for you know it has become popular, and base-ball seems to have been artificially kept alive by graduates of some years back. Don't, at all events, go to the Gymnasium, unless the new one becomes fashionable; some men have lost the First Eight, Nine, or Ten in that way. And next year send in a contribution, - barring...
...your college course, and will introduce you to your sister, who will tell you at what hour the Dean receives, and will encourage you when you do nicely in your studies. Do not, dear young friends, despise this happy interior; this glimpse of home will make college life much less lonely...
...Nassau Lit. for May contains several very clever articles, notably one entitled "A Collegiate Smike," a character which appears, to a greater or less extent, in all our great universities. The writer graphically portrays the lot of the unfortunate being, concluding with his suicide, which seems, perhaps, rather too tragic an ending...