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...strong, hearty voice, of one who is probably speaking to college mates: "When we heard the proctor's step, Fred locked the door and whispered to me to chop up the sign as quickly as I could, and throw it into the fire. So I went at it with all my might. While I was doing that, he dropped down on his knees by the door and commenced with right good will to pray out aloud." "I say, though, did he? what for?" "Well, I'm coming to that. You see there was a rule at X - that no proctor...
...Punch.THEY have had a great row at Oxford because all the students of University College, Oxford, have been "sent down," i.e., suspended, for screwing up a proctor's door...
...will be the last performances of Mr. Jefferson in the ever popular "Rip Van Winkle." His two weeks here have been, as usual, very successful. The interest, of course, centres in him. The minor parts, notably Gretchen, are not so well taken as they should be. Saturday night, Joseph Proctor as the Jibbenainosay, with Miss Annie Proctor as Tellie Doe. Monday, the Ideal Opera Company will give Gilbert and Sullivan's "Sorcerer," which is well worth hearing. Later, "The Prince of Palermo," an adaptation of Suppe's "Boccaccio," is promised by the same company...
...Enter a PROCTOR...
...PROCTOR. I beg your pardon, Mr. Tough; but please