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...rain and the sleet had little effect upon the attendance at the Union last night. President Merriam called the meeting to order. The question for debate was, Resolved, That Capital Punishment should be Abolished. The ballot on the merits of the question resulted in, affirmative, 21; negative, 31. The principal disputants were F. H. Darling, L. S., and H. E. Fraser, '86, affirmative; and L. McK. Garrison, '88, and S. B. Rogers, L. S., negative. The negative won the victory on skill of argument by a vote...
Suddenly, chancing to look over towards one of the windows during an unusually sharp blast of the sleet outside, I saw a face peering through the pane. I could not jump,-for lack of salutatory machinery,-but a thrill went through me It was my own face. It was thrust stealthily forward out of the darkness into the light of the window,-and had a look of meanness and cruelty which I would put my eyes out rather than see again. The remembrance of that distorted likeness gives me, even now, a feeling of terror and shame...
...Through sleet and snow very few men made their dreary way to Jarvis Field, yesterday afternoon, to see the University and Freshman elevens busily engaged in practice. The snow was about two inches deep and very slippery, while the sleet blew in the faces and hands of the men, making it very uncomfortable. The air, however, was bracing and favorable to the briskest kind of motions. Mr. Adams, and Mr. Waldo Fuller, '83, were coaching the two teams as up and down the field they made their slippery way. Running and dodging were difficult feats to perform. Tackling was easy...
...WEATHER.WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17, 1882, 1 A. M. For New England and the Middle States rain, turning to sleet or snow, much colder northerly to westerly winds, and rising barometer, probably followed by clearing weather...
...dying eyes see thro' the sleet...