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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...better than, when alone in my room, to draw a chair up to the fire and while away the last few minutes before the striking of the midnight clock in fanciful speculations for the morrow and in serious retrospect of the day spent. If I do not derive some benefit, at least, from these ruminations, it at any rate seldom happens that I think to-night on the subject of last night; but since this cold weather has set in, my thoughts hitch each time on the same point. I invariably dwell upon the temperature of my room, and find...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A VOICE FROM WELD. | 1/26/1877 | See Source »

...proposed to give a series of twelve lectures or readings at Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, by Professor Norton, Professor J. R. Lowell, Professor Child, and Professor Bocher, for the benefit of the Fine Art Department of Harvard College. These will be given on successive Wednesday evenings, at 7.30, beginning January 3. The price of tickets will be five dollars for the course. Subscriptions received at the University Bookstore...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 12/15/1876 | See Source »

...rather liked the fellow at first. I thought he was a fresh and ingenuous youth, for whose benefit I could pour forth my reserved stores of wisdom. But after I had told him about fifty times how old I was, how large my allowance was, etc., it began to grow monotonous. I said, "Look here, old fellow! I'll just write down all those things, such as how old I am, how much money my father has, how many sisters I have, how old they are, etc., and then you can nail it up on your door so that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A COLLEGE CHARACTER. | 12/4/1876 | See Source »

...Oberlin student, although he spends fifty-eight days in the exclusive pursuit of "social refinement," does not, according to the Review, derive the benefit he should from his rare chance for social culture...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR EXCHANGES. | 12/4/1876 | See Source »

During last week Professor James lectured to his class on evolution, and the lectures have been spoken of as very valuable. Is there not some way in which these lectures could be repeated for the benefit of those interested in the subject? Will not the Natural History Society take the matter in hand? Or, in case this society does not care to interest itself in the matter, could not a number of students request Professor James to repeat his lectures...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EVOLUTION. | 11/17/1876 | See Source »

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