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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...recitations before they ate breakfast, consisting of folls and coffee. The mornings were spent at recitation till half-past twelve, when dinner was served, which Dr. Peabody describes as "a meal not deficient in quantity, but by no means appetizing to those who had come from neat homes and well-ordered tables." Supper came at six, quite as meagre as the breakfast. From this time, halls and dormitories resounded with singing and frolicking until, at 8 o'clock in winter and 9 o'clock in summer, the study bell rang, when all sounds of merriment ceased and men were supposed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Book Review. | 2/16/1888 | See Source »

...eighty-eight board has left the Advocate, and in leaving has launched forth a bitter criticism against the management of the CRIMSON. We have a great respect for the opinions of our sister paper, knowing that she always says what she means and says it well. But in this case she has been a little ungenerous-nay, unjust. If the gentleman who wrote that stinging editorial will turn to past files of the CRIMSON he will see that the paper has greatly improved typographically. Accidents will happen occasionally, of course; but the general appearance is superior to that of past...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/16/1888 | See Source »

...from the undergraduates but from the graduates. This is an instance of the great and powerful "college spirit" which exists at Yale in contradistinction to the spirit of indifference here at Harvard. This same college spirit is what makes Yale victorious over us in athletics; it applies just as well to literary rivalry. The editors of the Yale News are practically paid of their work, since a large surplus is divided among them at the close of every year. That is an inducement to work for the paper, which lack of graduate financial support prevents our having here. There...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/16/1888 | See Source »

GRAND SPRING OPENING TO-DAY.- Students will do well to call at 8 Boylston street, next to post office, and examine our English Suitings, Spring Overcoatings and Pant goods. Grand opening, commencing Feb. 14th. We have the finest line of spring goods ever shown in Cambridge. We employ only first-class help...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Special Notices. | 2/16/1888 | See Source »

...tenth and last number of the 44th volume of the Advocate appeared yesterday. With this number the senior board hands the paper down to the '89 editors. They may be well satisfied with their work. Never has the paper been better than during these last two volumes. It is now the turn of the '89 editors; may they do as well. In this issue announcement is made of the election of J. H. Sears, as president and C. Warren, as secretary...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The "Advocate." | 2/16/1888 | See Source »

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