Word: realing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Theatre and impressed upon his hearers the word activity. If that lesson could be taken a little more to heart there would be a great change for the better in our scholastic institutions, in our athletics, and in our morals. We think that the president brought out the real truth in this matter in his lecture Monday evening. He spoke of the follies of secret societies which make a parade of the men who are going through a process of initiation, saying that now young men of nineteen are pleased with the nonsense which formerly was conducted by boys just...
There are probably but very few persons in the University who are aware of the existence of a book called "Childe Harvard: A Romance of Cambridge." It was published by one of the members of the graduating class of 1848 under the pseudonym of Senior Algerno. The real name is not known, and inquiry gives no information about either author or publisher. "Childe Harvard" is a narrative in verse, and is a travesty on Byron's "Childe Harold." The poem consists of four cantos and covers about 150 duodecimo pages. It is written in a humorons strain, interspersed with some...
...hall is a man of very high standing in New York City, and his purpose was of the most disinterested kind. The results of his investigations as partially given in our article of yesterday, show that he approached the matter in detail, with the earnest purpose of suggesting real and practical improvements. The proposition that the college ought to employ a salaried official to control the actions of the steward and to keep an actual watch on the nature of the food served, in place of continuing the absolute farce of a student board of directors, meets with our heartiest...
...make sure that the quality of the food is kept up to the standard there ought to be a salaried "inspector" responsible directly to the association which now has no real control over the fare furnished by the steward. This man should taste and examine all the food served at every meal and should have full power to discharge waiters and cooks in case they prove unsatisfactory. The inspector should be perfectly independent of the steward, and should be on hand after every meal to receive complaints about the quality or quantity of the food or service. This arrangement would...
...would be best carried out by the formation of a club which, in addition to its literary side, should also have a social element. Such is the Dentscher Verein. Every fortnight there is a meeting of the society, and on each occasion a paper on some literary subject is real by one of the members. Political matters have been labored up to the present time, and all discussions have been limited to men like Goethe and Faust in preference to Bismark and Von Moitke...