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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...proportion of teachers from the senior class is very small. Reeve's American Band of Providence has been engaged by the senior class to furnish the music for commencement week. Vocalists for the concert have not yet been selected. Owing to the lack of cooperation on the part of the under-classmen the seniors have decided not to establish a lecture course this winter. Several concerts and readings, however, will be given by private enterprise. At present sleighing, dancing and whist seem to be the favorite pastimes of "ye student." Two glee clubs are in the field. One is called...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DARTMOUTH. | 12/16/1882 | See Source »

...made inquiry at the school, at the same time expressing my desire that he should receive other subject-matter for his studies in composition. I was informed in reply that, as the boy was understood to be preparing for entry at Harvard, the rules required as part of the examination papers an analytical knowledge of certain of Shakespeare's plays, including the disgusting one, "Othello." The rules also required, that the boy entering should have a knowledge of the novel called "The Mill on the Floss." Appreciating the propriety of keeping such literary stuff out of a boy's head...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DANGEROUS READING. | 12/15/1882 | See Source »

...thought in the great centre of British conservatism. Counted by years it is not long since Mr. Jowett, having been excluded from the university pulpit, was threatened with prosecution for heresy, and denied his legitimate salary of professor of Greek. Now, without any change of opinion on his part, he has been appointed to the highest active office of the university...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 12/15/1882 | See Source »

...relations between gentlemen which should never be forgotten, even on the foot-ball field. Columbia has hitherto taken Harvard's side of the question, and we hope she will still continue to do so, though if she tried Yale's plan there might be more individual funerals on her part with fewer team observances of the same description. [Acta...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/14/1882 | See Source »

...jury panel in the star-route conspiracy case was completed yesterday so far as challenges on the part of the defence were concerned...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. | 12/13/1882 | See Source »

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