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...number of the New Englander contains a lengthy discussion of the secret society system of Yale. In this article the writer takes a firm stand in favor of the present system, and invokes the public to judge whether "when the good name of the university is draggled in the mire by her own sons, these reformers should be held to prove their damaging charges, or else, be silenced with the deserved contempt which awaits men who have not hesitated intentionally or unintentionally to compromise the innocent." These somewhat strong expressions have been evoked by the increasing frequency with which...
...while crossing the road, got stuck in the mire. Her agonizing and despairing howls for help soon brought to her side the ever-present guardian of the fair sex. He clasped the luckless maiden in his manly arms, and supporting her weight on his manly bosom he carried her to a place of safety. The maiden was so overcome that she could only express her gratitude in tears. Rumor has it that there will soon be a closer bond of union between '85 and '86. [Cornell...
...present. The present feeling at Harvard seems to be that politics is a question sacred to the family hearth, that must not be touched upon by outsiders. Mingled with this feeling there seems to be a feeling of utter hopelessness, as if politics were buried so deep in the mire that respectable men would accomplish nothing beyond soiling their hands by interfering. This state of things is a deplorable one. Politics and the science of government should occupy a prominent place in the teachings of a university. Professors are not expected to inculcate ideas peculiar to any party, but free...
From that encircling mire. "Back, sage," I cried...
...same amorphous mire...