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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...possible, will play a game that is sure to be interesting. This interest arises not solely from the contest itself; it arises from the fact that the college can see what material Captain Trafford has developed during the spring training. The wonderful revival in foot ball at Harvard began with Captain Cumnock's efforts. One of these was to develope men by spring practice. He succeeded well; and Captain Trafford has carried out the same plan. It may be that he has not developed any "stars" for the 'varsity team; but he has brought out excellent practice material, and, what...
Professor Seymour began his lecture with an account of the Homeric idea of the heavenly bodies, as the sun, moon, and stars; of their navigation, and of their political life. The ideas of the Greeks of Homer's time, regarding the gods was, in one way, a reflection of their own social life. Their gods were not highly idealized, nor were they free from mortal passons and weaknesses. They feasted, hunted, and made long voyages after the custom of people on the earth...
...Peabody's connection with Harvard began when he was twelve years old. At this age he passed his examinations to college, and doing the work of the freshman and sophomore years within the next year, he entered the junior class at the age of thirteen and graduated at fifteen in 1826. After a few years of acting as tutor to a private family, he entered the Harvard Divinity School, and afterwards became instructor in Hebrew and tutor in Mathematics. The year after he left the Divinity School he was ordained pastor of a Second Parish church in Portsmouth...
...lower floor of Harvard, adjoining the new historical library is situated the Classical Library, a recent addition to the University. Professor Hayne, of the University of Vermont, began collecting funds in behalf of the Latin department last summer, and very shortly afterwards Mr. Gardner Lane lent his efforts towards the Greek department. These gentlemen have already secured $6,000 for the new library, and a thousand volumes at present rest on its shelves, which number will probably be tripled by the end of the year. A catalogue is being made and will shortly be put in place...
President and Mrs. Eliot returned from their western trip on Monday night; and yesterday morning the president began his work again at his office in University 5. Both he and Mrs. Eliot have enjoyed remarkably good health throughout the entire trip which lasted about six weeks. Their first stop was in Cleveland, where President Eliot assisted in the inauguration of Rev. Charles F. Thwing as president of Adelbert College. Mr. Thwing was in the class of '76 at Harvard, and after his graduation held various pastoral charges before being elected to the presidency of Adelbert college...