Word: actions
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...special meeting of the Board of Overseers held yesterday morning to take action upon the nomination by the Corporation of Professor Abbott Lawrence Lowell '77 as President of the University, his election was unanimously confirmed. The Corporation presented Professor Lowell's name as their choice for President Eliot's successor at the stated meeting of the Board of Overseers on Wednesday, January 13, but final action was prevented on that occasion by a by-law of the Board requiring that nominations by the Corporation of permanent professors and of members of the Corporation be laid on the table...
...Board of Overseers will hold a special meeting at 50 State street, Boston, this morning at 11 o'clock to take final action upon the nomination by the Corporation of Professor Abbott Lawrence Lowell '77 as President of the University. There is little doubt that Professor Lowell's election will be confirmed, and there is a strong possibility of a unanimous vote by the Overseers...
...board was prevented from taking final action at the meeting last Wednesday by the following by-law: "No nomination of a member of the Corporation or of a permanent professor shall be ratified by the Board except at a meeting or adjournment held on seven days' notice; nor shall any such nomination be finally acted on at the meeting or adjournment at which it shall be made." Suspension of this by-law for a special occasion was made impossible by a second by-law which states that no amendments to the by-laws shall be made except on seven days...
...birth of the poet, in the Dining Room of the Union this evening at 9 o'clock. He will also read "The Black Cat" and several of Poe's poems. "The Black Cat" is one of the most striking of Poe's short stories. The rapidity of the action, the deliberateness with which the most grewsome and revolting details are described, and the sudden climax unite in producing a story of tremendous power. The reading will be open to members of the Union only...
...Whitney Scholarship, and the two George Newhall Clark Scholarships. In awarding the Scholarship of the Class of 1867, preference will be given to children and grandchildren of members of that class. Freshmen who have already applied for Price Greenleaf Aid at its second assignment will be considered, without further action on their part, candidates for these scholarships. All other Freshmen wishing to become applicants must apply on forms, which may be obtained at the office of the Secretary, Mr. J. G. Hart, University 20. Their applications, accompanied by the necessary certificates from parents or guardians, must be left at University...