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Indeed the Djinn of the Lamp is, we suspect, none other than Hard Work. Not content with merely duplicating the efforts of past years, the board has added new features which we are told will greatly increase the usefulness of the volume. Although, to quote the old proverb, "There is many a slip twixt the out and the lip", we are confident that the "Register" has positively taken a new lease on life...
...first speaker of the evening was Mr. George Wigglesworth '74, President of the Union. After quoting the old Danish proverb of "New Come, well come," he spoke of the part the Union played in the life of the University, and outlined some of the ways in which it helps to make that life more "glowing and gregarious." He dwelt on the value of meeting and hearing men such as speak at the Union throughout the year, touched on the opportunities for social life, and explained the system of the awarding of the four prizes to Freshmen after mid-years. "Above...
...find in the legal profession all the opportunities they can ask. Any man who has a clear head, willingness to work hard, courage to meet men in controversy, and if possible an even temper, can make himself a lawyer. To it as to many other things applies the homely proverb "It's dogged that does it". Eloquence, a retentive memory, a quick wit, a sense of humor, a good voice and good presence all help, but men have succeeded in the law who had none of these advantages...
...wait until it rains to shingle your roof," says the ancient proverb. Yet a large number of undergraduates, particularly those who are members of the Freshman class, each spring leave the thought of securing rooms for next year until late in the season. Procrastination of this sort can only result in an unsatisfactory solution of the problem. When so large a number of students change their rooms every year, it is difficult to avoid confusion and mistakes--especially if all the applications are sent in at practically the same time. Now, before the hurry and stress of the last months...
...most important word in the name of the above-mentioned society is Temperance. The object of the Women's Christian Temperance Union is to make others practice this virtue; but there is a proverb called "practice what you preach." The Women's Christian Temperance Union seems to have started on a prohibiting spree; and it might be better for itself and the world in general if it applied the practice of Temperance to its own activities...