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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Friday's Boston World contained a letter from a "goody," in which it was stated that a "goody" received the large sum of two cents for cleaning and arranging each room...
...first Greek letter society in America appeared in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, and was called the Phi Beta Kappa. Its origin is a mystery, and it is a disputed question as to whether it was founded by Thomas Jefferson, sprang from a Free Mason's lodge, or was introduced from Europe. - [University Herald...
When I have more time I shall write you a real long letter; until then au revoir...
...some of our smaller American colleges, presumably for the purpose of giving them a somewhat "Englishy" look. A Tufts correspondent of the Boston Post, yesterday, gave his college away by fathering these mortarboards. The representative of this distinguished institution gives vent to his wounded feelings in the following letter to the Post, which we republish in full, for the amusement of our readers...
...amended, wherein the plaintiff alleged that he was excluded upon the ground of his refusal to take the obligation prescribed. The faculty based their defence on the claim that the board of trustees and the faculty had the right to enact and enforce rules, prohibiting the existence of Greek-letter societies in their college. The plaintiff claimed that the rule in question was one that was unreasonable, and could not be legally enforced, as its tendency was to abridge the freedom of thought and action of individuals. The decision of Judge Vinton was delivered on Saturday morning, the entire...