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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...said that among the many salubrities he had met, Mr. Ade was one of the best. Mr. Ade, just before starting for Egypt to look for some new American jokes, attended a dinner in honor of a certain Mr. Biff Hall, lately elected alderman, and was assigned to a seat beside him. At the close of the dinner a great loving-cup was passed around, each man giving an appropriate toast. When it got to Mr. Ade he rose and said "Hall, pull, graft, alderman...
...soon as he was out of college, Mr. Bangs took up the career of an author, and has produced many humorous books as well as several farces and musical comedies. Among his better-known works might be mentioned "New Waggings of Old Tales," "Coffee and Repartee," "A House Boat on the Styx," "The Pursuit of the House Boat," "Ghosts I have Met," and many others of the same character...
...Northfield Conference is a conference among college men upon matters which are closely related to the religious life and welfare of each University, upon the best means of furthering Christian activities among students, and a frank presentation of the claims of Christianity upon the various professions and callings which students are likely to enter...
...speakers, at the large morning and evening meetings are always men who are well acquainted with religious problems in the Universities, and who have taken an active interest in helping to solve them. Among the more prominent speakers in the past have been Mr. J. R. Mott, associate general secretary of the International Y. M. C. A.; R. E. Speer, travelling secretary of the Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions; Dr. H. S. Coffin, of New York; E. C. Carter '00; Bishop William Lawrence '71; Dr. John Kelman, of Edinburgh; Professor E. I. Bosworth, of Oberlin College; Rev. J. T. Stone...
...Have Met" in the Living Room of the Union tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Bangs has been an associate editor of Life, and an editor of Harper's Magazine, Harper's Weekly, The Metropolitan Magazine, and Puck. As an author he has written a number of tales, among which are A House Boat on the Styx, Ghosts I Have Met, and others of the same nature. In addition he has contributed many short stories to magazines...