Word: boards
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...would like to submit that it is not we who pray, - we prefer to do that in our rooms, - but a single member of the Faculty, while the most of his hearers are far from being in a devotional frame of mind. Understanding that the gentleman in the Board of Overseers who decided the matter of prayers by his vote was also chiefly instrumental in procuring for us voluntary recitations, we are forced to the conclusion that no kindness could have been intended us, but that all the good intentions concerned in the matter were designed for one corps...
...Magenta comes to us this week under the auspices of the new board. Numerous compliments on the poetry of both the Magenta and Advocate have been bestowed by the college press of the country. To these we would add ours, trusting that all college publications will bring up their poetry to the standard found in the Harvard papers. - Yale Courant...
...this time probably all of us are aware of the vote of the Boston Board of Aldermen, which, unless vetoed by the Mayor, will cause the destruction of the Old Granary elms. From consideration of this vote may be drawn some not unprofitable instruction...
There is, decidedly, ample room for improvement in the present Thayer Club. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine how it could be worse. We think that few would agree with a writer in the last number of the Advocate, in his statement that the board at the Club is as good as can be obtained outside for $6 a week; aside from the attendant disadvantages mentioned by the writer, and the additional one, we fear, of uncleanliness in preparing the food. There can be little doubt that all disorder will cease in our new refectory; indeed, if the principle...
THROUGH the courtesy of the Advocate board, we had the pleasure of being represented at the annual dinner of the Editors, which took place at the Parker House, on Friday evening, the 6th of February. It was a most agreeable entertainment. Full justice having been done to the dinner, the first speech of the evening was given by the Rev. Edward Everett Hale, who responded to the toast of our Alma Mater. He referred with much feeling to his college days, and advocated the keeping up of college feeling, and a community of interests among the students as sons...