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...Dear Madam : As to the newspaper statement which you inclose, that the number of students here has been largely decreased by the admission of young women to the lecture-rooms and laboratories, it is simply a very gross error. A careful examination of our record shows that no diminution in the number of students took place at the admission of young women, but that it was caused by the steady raising of our standard of admission year after year in all our departments, which cut off a considerable number of applicants for admission who had formerly been freely received...
...without taking the cushion. This was getting embarrassing. Two or three Freshmen smiled softly, while the Echo man in the corner was seen rapidly taking notes. One more move, and yet another collision. Ted was desperate. The cold perspiration stood on his brow, and rising with dignity, he said: "Madam, permit me" .... but, alas! losing his balance he clutched wildly at the air, and seized her waist...
...dear madam!" I cried, startled to see a small-pox patient permitted to roam abroad at will, - "My dear madam, how dare you expose yourself in such a manner...
...pray you, madam, as a friend...
...Humph! very likely," madam said...