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...very much desired that the Harvard branch of the Y. M. C. A. send delegates to this meeting, and Mr. Sanders was present to urge the desirability of doing so upon the members. He also spoke very entertaingly of the experiences which Mr. Reynolds of Yale, has had among the university men in England and Scotland. Mr. Reynolds is now visiting the universities in England and on the continent for the purpose of examining into their religious condition. The men from the English and Scotch Universities who were at Northfield last summer, have united in an endeavor to make...
...people. Rev. Dr. Ward of America and M. Mamont, have done much to collect seals and vases which contain the various modes of expression adopted by the early Babylonians, and a greater part of what we now have, especially in the form of seals, is due to their efforts. Among the interesting speciments of the collection was one which had belonged to King Nebuchadnezzar. It was a book formed from stone into the shape of a barrel, being entirely solid. On it were various writings of historical interest, and at the end of all, blessing and prosperity from the gods...
...Pierian Sodality. The men who are at present the managers of the Pierian do not perhaps understand that a responsibility of no light weight rests on their shoulders, and that in their official capacity they owe it to the university to bring the society back to its former position among Harvard musical organizations. The managers, however, cannot be entirely responsible for the present degenerate condition of the Society in view of the fact that the members themselves have lost all interest, do not attend rehearsals and have made so little effort to prepare good music that they have not been...
...placing of the final examination in English C on the Wednesday before class day has aroused a great deal of complaint among members of the junior class. This is a grievance of long standing and has called forth an annual protest for several years past. According to the present arrangement, many juniors get through all their examinations except English before June 10, and are compelled to stay in Cambridge one or two weeks longer than they otherwise would. If it is the object of the faculty to keep them in Cambridge as long as possible it is difficult to understand...
...part of the lecture, which treated of the drama, the manner of preserving it, and the equipments of the theatre, was especially interesting. In closing, various views of the masks used in the Greek theatre were shown in anticipation of the next lecture, which will treat of the costuming, among other subjects...