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...origin of football seems to be the old "rushes" between the Sophomores and Freshmen. The Delta (the name given to the space now occupied by Memorial Hall) was the scene of those terrible contests which so characterized the opening life of the Freshmen. The game - for game they called it, though it was no more than a fight - began at half-past six and was often prolonged far into the night. Few of us now at College can conceive of the enthusiasm which attended a rush. The fence enclosing the Delta was packed with Juniors and Seniors, while the road...
...search, and that their efforts may be crowned with success. To those of our readers without the College, it is only necessary to add that these ballads, if obtained, should be forwarded to Professor FRANCIS J. CHILD, Cambridge, Mass. And any information that may be forthcoming about the origin or history of these songs will be additionally desirable...
...Legislature, now in session in the Capitol," he said, pointing across the street. "The House sits in Memorial, and the Senate in Sanders. The traditional name of the Legislature is 'The Harvard Union.' A very interesting paper was read last night before the Historical Society on the origin of this title...
...capacity for becoming benevolent, patient, humble, and loving, depends, however, in no way on the particular creed of the individual. In times past it was quite common to insist that, in order to be virtuous, a man must entertain certain beliefs about the nature and origin of the Universe, about Immortality, Free Will, &c. Now it is different. If popular education has done any thing at all, it is to show to the satisfaction of every clear-headed thinker that one may believe that the sun stands still, and yet be a bad man; while another may believe that...
...even for students, and some are not without a special interest, as, for example, Dr Peabody's college customs fifty years ago, and President Eliot's treatment of the subject of scholarship, in which open scholarships are strongly opposed and the present system commended. Mr. Arthur Gilman gives the origin of the Annex, and Professor N. S. Shaler a short account of the Natural History Society, while Dr. D. A. Sargent replies to recent criticism on the Hemenway Gymnasium by the press. Dr. B. Joy Jeffries contributes an article on Color-Blindness in Colleges. Professor F. H. Storer vindicates...