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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...many respects this handbook is very much like other handbooks, but it has one original feature, - the headings of the chapters. Mr. King conceived the idea of comparing the different classes of public works, institutions, etc., to the different parts of the human body. He starts off swimmingly with the streets, bridges, sewers, and horse-railroads as arteries, goes on with the railroads and shipping as arms, and then has to give it up temporarily when he gets to hotels and restaurants. We would suggest a comparison of these to the stomach; it is certainly just as appropriate...
SNODKINS has been making calls in Cambridge during the Recess. The mother of one of his lady friends took interest enough in him to inquire what were his intentions in regard to her daughter. "My intentions are to leave, madam," said the hero; and he did. Bravo, Snodkins! (Fact...
PASSENGER (addressing one of the students). I suppose there is a pretty jolly set of fellows at Union...
...degree of A. B. magna cum laude shall be given to every one (not receiving summa cum laude) who attains an average mark of 80 per cent on the general scale for the whole course, or of 85 per cent for the last three years, or who receives HONORS in any department, or who has Honorable Mention in three studies, or in two studies, being starred in one of them...
...degree of A. B. cum laude shall be given to every one (not receiving one of the higher grades) who has Honorable Mention in two studies, or is starred as Proficient in one, or has Honorable Mention in one study, provided, in the last case, that he has attained 65 per cent on the general scale for the whole course, or 70 per cent for the last three years, or 75 per cent for the last two years, or 80 per cent for the Senior year...