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...Bratt, not content with making Faith the origin of so many worlds, adds that it is also the origin of so many worlds, adds that it is also the origin "of the social, civil, political, and religious world, from a needle to a navy and from a penny whistle to an organ...
...shall investigate this subject more at length when we come to discuss Dana Hill's "Theory of Hypostatization." There is still another assertion in regard to Faith, to wit: that it is "the primary origin of the literary, scientific, philosophical, mechanical, physical, and organic world." Rather a sweeping statement, I fear; that faith is the primary origin of the first five worlds which Bratt mentions is self-evident, - but is Faith, considered as Faith, and not as Hope or Charity, the primary origin of the organic world? I doubt it. To my mind, as well as to the minds...
...enthusiasm which led them to forget that undergraduates of other colleges were not necessarily boys, and to be guided in a thing of this kind by the mere ipse dixit of any one. It is always unpleasant to discuss the accidents, as they seem to us, of the origin of these literary contests...
...room of one society, where a fire is always kept, could be obtained reasonably. One great good arising from many of the newly formed societies is the bringing together of different class-men. The sprightly Freshman may checkmate the sedate Senior, and the majestic Sophomore discourse learnedly on the origin of metalliferous deposits to an admiring group of members of the various departments of the University. A few years ago one of the papers had a capital article on Whist; and, however this attempt may succeed, perhaps it will awaken more interest in this queen game of cards...
...comes to us full of heavy articles, which, however, are remarkably well written and sensible for undergraduate productions. There is a little too much discussion on our degree of consanguinity with the unfortunate monkey, but a writer on the "Plural Origin of Mankind" has collected some very interesting illustrations, and "Planchette" is discussed with considerable success. In typography, the Owl is inferior to none of our magazine exchanges...