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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...means dwarfish Mr. Donaldson; but, as it was hardly suited to him, his success was not so great as in the Friday performance. The costumes were capital, particularly those of Messrs. Story, Donaldson, and Twombley, and that of Mr. Churchill, who made a most Mephistophelean detective, and whose appearance closely resembled that of the Majiltons...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE BOAT-CLUB THEATRICALS. | 12/19/1878 | See Source »

...swell cliques, devoted to lawn-tennis and clothes; an athletic set, who spend hours in exercise of various sorts, and the rest of their time in feeling each other's muscles, and reading the "Spirit of the Times"; a studious crowd, to which no man is admitted whose average is n't over 85 per cent, and whose members think they know more than any instructor in college, and spend their spare hours in reading the classics or philosophy for amusement; and an infinite number of sets which have no distinguishing characteristics at all, composed of men whom fellowship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLEGE FRIENDSHIP. | 12/6/1878 | See Source »

...conclusion I would ask - merely out of curiosity, I confess - what the Advocate means by the statement, apparently uncalled for, that "in forensics grammatical purity is not taken into account." Is this statement entirely true, or is it true only of those whose views on forensics the paper advocates, or, finally, is it another of those "serious thoughts beyond the comprehension of some...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 12/6/1878 | See Source »

ALTHOUGH in the past several societies whose aim was the mutual improvement of members have had a sickly existence, an early death, or a hasty burial without funeral ceremonies, yet the establishment of such societies is always worthy of praise. It shows a healthy interest in important topics, a desire to make full use of the peculiar advantages of a college course, and an activity and enthusiasm directly opposed to the lamented Harvard indifference. We are, therefore, pleased to notice the prosperous beginning of the Finance Club and the renewed activity of the Philosophical Club; and we hope to hear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/6/1878 | See Source »

...Whose soul was the soul of the midnight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SUMMER DREAM. | 12/6/1878 | See Source »

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