Word: beginnings
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...celebration will begin at three o'clock on the afternoon of June 5, and will end with a dinner on Thursday afternoon. The oration will be given by Rev. Alexander McKenzie, the poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, and the arrangements are under the direction of Rev. E. G. Porter, all three of whom are graduates of Harvard...
...following are final changes that have been made in the schedule of the Annual Examinations. Each examination will begin at 10 A. M., except those that take place in the afternoon. Music 4, 5, Wednesday, June 5, instead of June 14; the examinations on Friday, June 7, and those on Thursday, June 6, have been transposed; Phil. 3 is fixed for June 8 instead of May 30; examinations fixed for June 14 and 8 have been transposed; Italian 2 begins at 2 P.M. June 11; and Junior Metaphysics...
...system" is in vogue, we cannot of course complain, as that system is said to be "absolutely infallible." However, when we hear of a man whose mark was something like minus 18 on the mid-years, rated, on a subsequent consultation of the "curve," at nearly plus 40, we begin to fear that even equations and curves may err. We trust other instructors, seeing that the curve is for once wrong, will be led to overlook their mid-year calculations, and perhaps make a similar pleasing correction...
...will be opened with prayer by Dr. Peabody, at half past eleven o'clock. Then will follow the Oration, the Ode, and the Ivy Oration. There will be dancing in Memorial Hall from two o'clock until five, and at half past four the exercises at the Tree will begin. Spreads and teas will probably occupy the spare hours, and in the evening Memorial Hall will be opened for dancing from eight until eleven. Every Senior is entitled to twenty tickets to the Yard, seven to the Tree, six to Memorial Hall (to admit one gentleman and two ladies...
...venture a slight criticism on the singing of the Glee Club, it seemed to us that they did not attack their pieces with quite enough firmness, and that in one glee they did not all begin together. However, these minor faults should not be taken to account, when we consider the excellence of the rest of their work. Mr. Heard is evidently well qualified for his position as leader...