Show BOTH AT HOME A scotch professor quaintly anavera a society invitation I 1 A story has been current among the students at aberdeen which showed that up to a comparatively recent date ancient prejudices were retained by the old scotch professors it related says tit bits to the late principal pirie who had a weakness for the refinements fine ments of life just after at home cards became fashionable one of the drnest specimens of the old professional regime was surprised to receive a missive which read as follows principal and mrs pirie present their compliments to prof T and hope be is well principal and mrs pirie will be at home on thursday evening at eight this was something which evidently required an answer but the recipient of it was quite equal to the occasion he wrote prof T re turns the compliments of principal and mrs pirie and informs them that he is very well prof T is glad to hear that principal and mrs pirie will be at home on thursday evening at eight prof T will also be at home |