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Most men appear to think that when they have purchased a print or two, the moral character of which is regulated by the reputation which they desire to maintain; when they have been elected to the St. Paul's, the Chess Club, the Institute, or the Athenaeum, etc., ad infinitum, and have encircled their shingles with gray passe-partouts; when they have carelessly slung any medals that they may possess over the shingles aforesaid, and when they have put photographs of a popular actress or two - probably Rosina Vokes, and some loose character in tights - on their mantelpieces, they have...
FROM a sonnet in the Williams Athenaeum...
...Second Ten of the Athenaeum are as follows: W. K. Blodgett, G. H. Brown, E. T. Chamberlain, L. B. Dean, I. Elting, J. R. Holmes, E. W. Morse, G. M. Pinney, G. S. Raymer, H. A. Wood...
...officers of the Everett Athenaeum for this term are as follows: President, J. A. Tufts; Vice-President, W. A. Bancroft; Secretary, S. B. Woods; Treasurer, J. R. Holmes; Standing Committee, C. Moore, B. N. Johnson, E. B. Hunt; Board of Editors, C. H. Vinton, G. S. Raymer, E.W. Morse...
...which was followed by the oration from Mr. Strobel and the poem from Mr. Young. Mr. Butler, the toast-master, announced the regular toasts, which were responded to by the following gentlemen: "Our Alma Mater," Mr. Wheeler, in the absence of Mr. Sykes, who was appointed to respond; "The Athenaeum of '77," Mr. Watson; "The Ladies," Mr. Cushing; "The Athenaeum of '78," Mr. Vinton, in absence of Mr. Tufts, who was to respond; "Our Literary Interest," Mr. Tiffany; "Annuals," Mr. B. F. Bailey; "Our Music," Mr. Lamson; "Carl's," Mr. Hatch; "Our Drama," Mr. Sargent; "Vacation," Mr. Sawyer. The singing...