Colonial Echo, 1899 . RUINS OF JAMESTOWN TOWER SEVEN MILES FROM THE COLLEGE, was often coiisiilcrahly exercised to control their restless natures. A few(juotations from the okl records may be (jf interest and amtisement. In the first place, it would appear that some of these young gentlemenliad unbounded love for horse-racing, billiards and other amusements,which, if indulged, was naturally calculated to detract from the performanceof college duties. Therefore, we find that at a meeting of that august bodyin 1752, it was ordered that no scholar belonging to any school in y* col-lege of what ag
Colonial Echo, 1899 . RUINS OF JAMESTOWN TOWER SEVEN MILES FROM THE COLLEGE, was often coiisiilcrahly exercised to control their restless natures. A few(juotations from the okl records may be (jf interest and amtisement. In the first place, it would appear that some of these young gentlemenliad unbounded love for horse-racing, billiards and other amusements,which, if indulged, was naturally calculated to detract from the performanceof college duties. Therefore, we find that at a meeting of that august bodyin 1752, it was ordered that no scholar belonging to any school in y* col-lege of what age, rank, or quality soever, do keep any race-horse at ycollege or in y* town, or anywhere. If the student dared to break therules of the Faculty, or was in any way concerned in making races andabetting those made by others. he should be immediately despatched and
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