Word: written
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...upon a third volume, and makes quite a creditable appearance. Our foot-ball team will be interested in the statement that McGill "now possesses a team strong enough to face any Fifteen in Canada, without fear of being too easily defeated." Experience has taught us, since this was written, that they are no mean antagonists for teams outside of Canada...
ANOTHER aspirant for the title of the American Tom Hughes has made his appearance. A book called "Student Life at Harvard" is about to be published, written, it is understood, by one of the class of '64. The extracts we have seen from the advance sheets indicate something very much like a repetition of "Fair Harvard," or, at least, more like that work than like "Tom Brown." Whenever an excellent story of the life of undergraduates here is written, it will be received with enthusiasm, and the reputation of its author will be made. The book that is to succeed...
...Courant for September 30 has a carefully written article upon college expenses. The writer asks, "Are students as a class extravagant? Is this extravagance increasing?" To answer these questions the following table has been prepared, showing the necessary expenses, covering board, tuition, room, fuel, and books, for every third year from '60 to the present time, as given in the Yale and Harvard catalogues...
...Fine Arts, Boston, and is there on exhibition. The prints are exhibited in stalls in a room by themselves; those at present shown are the works of the German painter-engravers. Appointments may be made for especial study of the Collection on Monday and Tuesday of each week, by written application to the Curator, care of Messrs. James R. Osgood...
...authors represent classes from '59 to '78, and it is noticeable that the majority of the pieces are written by men of late years. This shows, unless the compilers have been very partial toward their own time, that the quality of our poetry has, of late, been improving...