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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...instance, at King's College, Cambridge, besides many other open scholarship, there are, on one foundation, forty-eight of about L80 a year, of which 24 are appropriated to Eton School and College, whose successful pupils also get rooms and "commons" (board) free till the taking of the B. A. Degree. Subsequently, if their scholarship and conduct continues to be satisfactory, they have preference for certain fellowships at King...
...confused mass of little human bodies squatted on the floor, rocking back and forth in well-kept measure, and repeating, parrot-like, the lesson of the day, each viewing with the others as a lung-tester; while in the background, squatted likewise on the pedagogical mat, is the instructor, whose chief business seems to be to keep up the rhythmical rocking and Babel of sound to its highest pitch. This he does by occasional adjuration, strengthened by applications of a long cane, which seems to be the chief badge of his profession, and by means of which he is able...
...colored individual, whose position as steward on a vessel has enabled him to smuggle a few choice cigars from Havana, is again on the warpath...
...under the auspices of the societies here at Harvard are always well received and interesting. The few which have been given this year are by no means exceptions. We think the success of the lectures held in the past ought to inspire new life into some of the societies whose only claim to success is the long list of members which appear yearly in the Index. If some of these societies would only show more activity in procuring for us lecturers of well known reputation and standing, we feel sure they would deserve and would receive the hearty support...
...committee have appointed a clerk and tellers, whose names will be published before the meeting. The committee desires to state to the class that no societies or other organizations have held caucuses or made up tickets, and that the delegates have given their pledge, as representing the three sections of the class, that no such action shall be taken...