Word: amongst
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Torry, '90, spoke on the affirmative. In opening he showed that the illiteracy was not amongst the immigrants, but amongst the negroes and whites of the south. He spoke on the advantages of immigration under aesthetical, social and industrial heads, showing that many immigrants were artists; many were not more socialistic than some of our honored citizens; and that many were skilled mechanics...
...Clititenden library, and then the various buildings were inspected. At the banquet tendered the delegates by the Chamber of Commerce, Professor Knapp of Yale welcomed the visitors in a speech in Spanish to their great delight. Professor Knapp then acted as interpreter to the South American delegates and amongst the speakers were Senator Calderon, of Venezuela, President Dwight of Yale, and Senator J. B. Henderson of Missouri...
...story the Mahabharata is interesting and consistent. As its name teils, it describes the greatest war of King Bharata, a war which was trivial both in its causes and its effects. The tale runs about as follows: King Bharata sees his end drawing near, and divides his kingdom amongst his sons and nephews. His eldest son, Udostheera, a man of spotless character, was dominated by the master passion of gambling. Udostheera lost all his property, his wealth, his lands and his kingdom, and finally he agrees to leave his kingdom and to live with his four brothers and his wife...
...Amongst the charitable works carried on by the students of Harvard, that of supplying reading matter to the hospitals of Boston is one of the most commendable.- Princetonian...
About fifteen men assembled yesterday afternoon in 33 Mathews for the purpose of organizing a photographic society amongst the students of Harvard University. Mr. C. L. B. Withrow, L. S., as temporary chairman, briefly stated the object of such a society and said that the faculty would surely countenance it; moreover, the corporation would probably grant the use of a room in Sever hall to be used as a dark room. Mr. W. M. Turner, '91, and Mr. J. E. Ball, L. S., proposed a constitution, taking as a model the constitution of the Boston Camera Club. This was adopted...