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...says: The fact that Dartmouth is situated at a distance from any large town having much rivalry among its tradesmen, would, to a certain extent, prevent our formation of an association run on exactly the same plan: but yet in very many things co-operation among students would greatly lessen expenses. Books, stationery, furniture, coal, tobacco and all such standard goods might, through an association, be procured at wholesale rates, and furnished to students at much lower prices than they are now obliged to pay. The matter is well worth investigation, and a little thought upon it will, we think...
Every proper attempt of the government of the University to lessen the expense of a liberal education must be gratifying to the public, and meet with their hearty concurrence; the members of the community, therefore, in general and the parents and guardians of the students in particular, it is not doubted will be well pleased with some late regulation made by the corporation and overseers, to introduce economy in dress, and will readily perform their part in carrying them into effect...
Whereas the enjoining of an uniform colour, in clothing of the under-graduates, and prohibiting a certain snecies of materials in their apparel. will have a great tendency to lessen the expense of dress, [which, at present, constitutes too large a proportion of the collegiate charges], while, at the same time, the appearance will be more academical...
...September, and extends to the same time in November. Lacrosse, Base Ball, Cricket, and Aquatics find a natural death in the uncertain weather of the early fall, and athletic enthusiasm, which the impossibility of its gratification in the direction of the above noted sports does not by any means lessen, is turned to foot ball...
...statement is almost a pure assumption on the Committee's part. The only arguments they offer in support of their belief is that the changes adopted last year did not take away all objectionable features of the game. The Committee must grant that these changes did take away or lessen some objectionable features; they must also grant, therefore, that further changes in the same direction would take away more objectionable features, and that if sweeping enough changes could be made, all objections to the game would be removed. The Committee assert that such changes can not or will...