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...their positions, learn to work well together, and know just how much confidence to place in each other. The result is that playing becomes a kind of second nature to them; they are necessarily quicker in their movement, and more on the alert to pounce right down on their prey without stopping to think about...
...hated proctor, a broad grin would spread over the countenance of the joker, and in a little while the scene would be repeated with variations. But when it was rumored that his room was to be searched by the faculty, the joker determined to cheat them of their prey. So he invited some of his classmates to the room, and the pig being cooked, all present partook of a goodly feast. They enjoyed their midnight meal so much that they determined then and there to form a club and have such enterainments periodically. In order to render historical the origin...
...Natural History Society is again making an attempt to shake off the lethargy to which it has been a prey for many years. Once a society of great activity and usefulness, it has in recent years almost faded out of the public notice, except for an occasional lecture delivered under its auspices. We hope that this time the effort to improve itself will be a real one and not quite as futile as many of those feeble attempts to renewed action made during our recollection. The society has the opportunity of making itself very useful in advancing the study...
...beginning of Moscow by its desperate inhabitants after its capture in 1812 by Napoleon, checked the progress of the university somewhat ; the museums and all the buildings fell a prey to that disastrous conflagration. Soon, however, the losses were made good, and the university regained its former prestige...
...personal assault, of demolishing property or of like indignity, but a bold and malignant robbery. We are not told the full particulars of the awful story; but it is surmised that there exists at the college a secret band of sophomores whose dark and wicked design it is to prey upon the freshmen in all manner of means. Through some unknown source these conspirators got wind of the possession of a quantity of peanuts by the aforementioned freshman - a parting gift from a fond mother or perhaps a sweetheart, as full of hope and trusting courage the youth...