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...apparent diphthongs in modern French, ai, ei, eu, ou and au, were pronounced separately in old Frence. Exception must be made in this case to au, for it does not appear in old writings, although it may have existed in speech. The sound oi, which seems so eminently English, is in reality of old French origin...
...arrangements for the Intercollegiate Tournament have been made. The tournament will be between Harvard, Princeton, Columbia and Yale, and will be held in New York in the week beginning Dec. 26. Harvard will be represented by two players and two substitutes chosen from the following men: S. M. Bal ou, L. B. Shoenfeld, W. L. Van Kleeck, H. Lewis, and G. S. Mumford. Harvard's chances of success are good, as Hymes of Columbia, who has made the highest scores for the past two years, will not play this year...
Professor Bocher will begin today the reading of Pailleron's "LeMonde ou l'on s'ennuie" in French...
...appearance of the volume is much improved by the use of clearer type, and furthermore, each paragraph has now a distinct number, in place of the previous confusing subdivisions by numbers and letters. At the end important appendices are inserted, on the "Origin of the Construction "Ou Me,'" in the use of "Final Particles" etc. A valuable index is also given of all the quotations in the book. The preface is Dated Pallanzo, Lago Maggiore, September...
...coming generation will see many changes. Newspapers will contain more important news than they do at present. Health is the object of ou education, a healthy mind, a healthy body, a healthy moral sentiment; and athletics should be a means to attain this...