The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta, Volume 19Phi Delta Theta Fraternity., 1894 |
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Page 206 - ... two years' practice in a hospital. When he presents himself for the first year's lectures, he must produce the diploma of bachelor of letters; when for the third, that of bachelor of sciences, a certain portion of the mathematics generally required for this degree being in his case cut away. He must pass eight examinations, and at the end of his course he must support a thesis before his faculty.
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Page 381 - You must extinguish, one after another, all those great lights of science which, for more than a century, have thrown their radiance over our land ! It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college. And yet there are. those- who love it.
Page 182 - There is a new fad in town. It is to be found in the private stationery of certain college graduates. Instead of placing his family crest at the top of the page, the graduate has engraved a cut of his secret-society pin. This fashion is the outgrowth of the in crease in this city of clubs like the Delta Psi, Delta Phi, Psi U, JKE, Alpha Delta Phi, etc., having their origin in college secret societies.
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