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Oxford Days; Or, How Ross Got His Degree, by a Resident M.a.
Oxford Days Or How Ross Got His Degree by a Resident Ma Author:Frederic Edward Weatherly General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1879 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: 39 CHAPTER III. The Freshman's Term. Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning -- because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction -- Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates. One was to the effect that '' the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a. m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours." Another that " the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, tho other gentlemen after." There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, sine ulla solemnitate (i. e. without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood's house every Sunday evening at nine. He was one of the married Fellows -- a hard-working, energetic man. Without quite knowing what " seeing thefreshmen " meant, Frank got his gown, and as it was five minutes to ten, made his way to the Dean's rooms. In the passage outside he found about twenty freshmen cooling their heels, and engaged, some more and some less, in questions or cha. ff with George, the Dean's scout. George usually had the best of it. In fact, the freshman who dared to argue with him on matters of custom or local politics, and especially local politics, found himself considerably " shut up." A door opened, and a sort of snort from within indicated to George that the Dean was ready to see the freshmen. One by one they filed in, and were greeted by the Dean with a smile that was naturally faint but tried to be sweet, and a grasp of the hand that was meant to be cordial but was unmistakably flabby. There were sea...« less