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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...entirely erroneous impression given the college world by our blundering contemporary, the Yale News, in its issue of Nov. 3. Neither the editor-in-chief, nor any other editor of the Argo, ever sent any communication whatsoever to the managing or other editor of the Amherst Student. The letter printed by the latter, as coming from Williams, was simply a huge joke in the Student's usual ponderous style, and was evidently taken by the over-zealous News as sober earnest...
...college library many improvements in classification and arrangement have been introduced. The assistant-librarians for this year are Patterson, '83; Barrett, '83; Braley, '83; Willard, '84. The Greek letter societies are considering the question of initiating the freshmen this fall, instead of deferring it till spring, as has been the custom heretofore...
...letter has been received from Harvard acknowledging Yale's challenge, but no definite answer was returned, inasmuch as time is required in which to discuss the conditions of next year's race.-[Courant...
Most of the Dartmouth Greek-letter societies have decided to hold their initiations this fall instead of just before commencement, as heretofore. This action has been the means of breaking up the two rival freshman societies, Kappa Sigma Epsilon and Delta Kappa. The former was established at Yale in 1840, and has had several chapters in other colleges, but all are now defunct. The Delta Kappa was established at Yale, like its rival, but five years later. Its southern chapters were broken up by the Rebellion, the Amherst chapter died in 1870, the Yale chapter was suppressed by the faculty...
...Cambridge letter to the Providence Journal says: "It is a long, steep pathway to the beetling heights of Cambridge culture, but once there, the air is deliciously cool and fresh, the view superb, and the opportunity to look down upon one's fellow-men not only unparalleled but irresistible." The same letter intimates that in Cambridge society Harvard students are regarded as cyphers...