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Boston Museum.- Jack and the Bean-stalk...
Boston Museum.- Jack and the Bean stalk...
...Century Plant of which mention was made in the CRIMSON some time ago is now budded and will be in full bloom in a few days. The stalk of this plant is ten feet high with the blossoms...
...They all appear to be gentlemen, and would doubtedless resent any imputation to the contrary; but on entering Memorial they cast aside all the conventional rules of society, and proceed to enjoy themselves in their own way, utterly regardless of the feelings of those in the immediate vicinity. They stalk in with their hats on, and in some cases stand for five minutes talking before they remove them. Seated at the table, they begin to talk and laugh loudly on subjects distasteful to those unfortunates who happen to be within ear-shot. Again, as though they had been unused...
...have made of leaving Sanders in the midst of the lectures that are frequently delivered there. It must cause a speaker no little annoyance to see, before his lecture is half through, a score or more of men climb over the knees of five or six people and stalk out. If the offenders are freshmen, it is to be hoped that living a year or two in the atmosphere of gentlemen will enable them to discriminate between common courtesy and boorishness. But if any of the offenders are upperclassmen, there is only one thing to suggest. Since their native instruction...