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Excerpt: The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding: Volume One, Containing Books I through VIII.

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...AMSTOWN, MASS., MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1907 NO. 1 THE HATCHET BURIED Conclusion of Hostilities Be- tween the Classes of 1909 and 1910 End of the March J7th... ...nd 1910 End of the March J7th Celebration —The Shirt-Tail Parade- Speeches of the Four Orators on the Old Campus When the four olnsseB joined hands an... ...We allow you from this time on to go your way unmolested." Hatchet Oration John Donahue Murphy 1907 alias " John Donahue Marathon Murjjhy, " the s] ea... ...in the otficial publica- tion of the Green concerning a " violation of the rules alleged to have occurred." That Dartmouth transgressed the rules of t... ...its 'ftpfertil WeHts fl)To >hpVi tlv ohnn-ri'e itith'p'nil. miriifitrntivp rules 'ntiiioiinoinv; th^at, Attpnt^nn^o on fh'e Insl cr\\^ l^e e'lteroi'^e... ...he sec- ond floor of Goodrich Hall propier has been wired for electricity. Engagement of 1907 Man The engagement has been an- nounced of W. M. Clark '... ...have preached in the chapel on Siinday morning, will be unable to lijl his engagement, owitvg to the fact that he is making an Oriental tour. In his p... ... dc. partiiient. Williamstown, Mass., May 1, 1907. Editor Williams Record. Sir: The annouiioeraent in the Inst number of The Record of the for- mation... ... the opinions expressed in this de- partment. Editor Williams Record. Dear Sir : I would like to say something about the services in our chapel. We ha...

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...Introduction: Near seven years ago, a short while before his death in 1844, John Sterling committed the care of his literary Character and printed Writings to two friends, Archdeacon Hare and myself. His estimate of the bequest was far from overweening; to few men could the small sum-total of his act...

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