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...Every one- except the fortunate possessor of a most phlegmatic temperament- seems to be in a state of unusual bustle and activity, and to be rushing about the venerable streets of the Alma Mater in a style that savors either of fire or examination time. Anxious faces are to be seen peering nervously into every shop window, and consulting in a furtive manner memoranda of purchases to be accomplished post-haste, according to the directions of the inexorable bed-maker or landlady. Most unhappy of all appear the Freshmen who make their purchases under the supervision of an indulgent father...
...burden of settling down, though it naturally falls with greater weight upon the shoulders of Freshmen, yet by no means passes by those who have kept three or more terms. The proud possessor of a library, however small, is not pleased to find that during his absence his landlady, in a sudden mania of spring-cleaning, has ruthlessly dragged out and dusted all his cherished volumes, and has replaced them perfectly regardless of size or shape, with that want of an eye to the general effect which is so characteristic of the average lodging-housekeeper...
...that colleges should introduce other and new degrees, such as Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Literature. But we wish to retain the old degrees with all their significance. It is not honest to change the meaning of those tittles. Let us have a degree which indicates that the possessor is a man of culture...
...keep a desirable magazine in his possession because he would like to read it an hour hence and fears he may not be able to get it then. This practice subjects many men to considerable annoyance and is merely a piece of selfishness on the possessor's part. The only remedy is to ask every one to be more careful in future. It is hardly possible to make any rules in this regard, and each student is forced to rely on the courtesy of those who make use of the reading room, to see that every one is given...
...form of pulmonary disease or will be. This being the case, it is necessary to take precautions to avoid an ailment, for which physicians can prescribe no cure other than a change of climate. Now, there are certain exercises which if taken regularly will in time make one the possessor of a well-built chest, and thereby do much to ensure health. Any exercise which causes the lungs to take in a large amount of air effects both the circulation and the respiratory functions. In this connection Dr. Sargent stated that the idea that rowing did not enlarge the respiratory...