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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Monday afternoon, those members of the Co-operative Society who assisted the society with subscriptions last winter, had a good opportunity to realize the truth of the often disputed saying that "Virtue is its own Reward." Checks to the amount of the subscriptions paid were sent to each subscriber, payable to bearer, and thus the society has proved its ability to maintain itself alone on its own merits without aid. We congratulate the management of the society on the success which has attended its efforts to place the society on a firm financial basis, and we think we express...
...those members of the class who did not attend Dr. Royce's very interesting lectures, a few words will not be out of place. As to the length of the forensic; it must contain not less than fifteen or more than twenty-five hundred words, that is to say, it must have a length equivalent to from twelve to twenty pages of theme paper. In regard to the subject of the forensic; any topic may be taken from the pamphlet of 1884-85, provided it be not found among the fifty excluded topics given in the "Announcements Concerning Forensics...
...every man who uses the library, that he is not the only person in existence who is likely to want any particular book. There are very few men who are so thoroughly self-engrossed that they forget this fact; but we have heard of some, we regret to say, who, ensconcing themselves behind a huge pile of reserved books and settling down for an afternoon's work, are audacious enough to put on an air of offended privilege if any one asks them if he can be allowed to look at one of the books; and even more, have...
...have been informed that the gentlemen who are canvassing the freshman class for subscriptions to the foot-ball eleven are met, in many instances, by a point blank refusal on the part of those asked to subscribe. Now we wish to say once and for all, that this sort of spirit has never before been displayed by a freshman class, and never must be displayed in the future. If a man is unable to subscribe liberally he has but to say so, and he will be respected for his independence. But if, as in many cases, the refusal to subscribe...
...Cook, the famous Yale coach, yesterday had an altercation with a negro employe in Philadelphia, and was struck by the latter in the forehead with a hatchet. Mr. Cook was removed to the hospital where his skull was found to be badly fractured; the doctors say he has not one chance in a thousand to live...