Word: books
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...opening reception to the Freshman class, held on September 27 was attended by 500 men. Two thousand copies of the hand-book were issued; a copy sent to each member of the Freshman class before coming to Cambridge, and the remainder given to upperclassmen...
...other articles are a book-notice on Mr. Ficke's "The Earth Lassion," and an editorial on "The Professor and the Undergraduate." Perhaps the presence of so much solemn verse has put the editor in a pessimistic mood for he bewails the ignorance and stupidity which estrauges student and professor from helpful human relations. I have personally seen so little of this estrangement that I cannot write on it intelligently, if it does exist. One of the best things I have gained from my teaching has been the friendship of students; one living among eternal youth--for undergraduates represent eternal...
...collection of text-books for the Phillips Brooks House text-book loan library which was to have been held yesterday, was postponed until today. Fifty-two books were brought to Brooks House yesterday, and today a team will be sent, around to the dormitories to collect the books from the collectors. These collectors should leave the books where the men with the team may get them...
During the past year sixty-three men have made use of the Text-Book Loan Library in Phillips Brooks House and the number would have been largely increased if there had been enough books available. The great need of the Library at present is contributions of books used in the big lecture courses of the University, particularly History, Government and Economics, and the collection which will be made today should meet with a response from every one who has book that are of no immediate use any longer...
...collection of books for the Phillips Brooks House text-book loan library will be made today throughout the University. The collectors, will make a thorough canvass of their dormitories, and wagons will be sent around this evening between 6 and 8 to facilitate gathering the books. All those who cannot give up their books at this time, but could do so at the end of the examination period are requested to notify the collector, or H. E. Wetzel, Phillips Brooks House. As the library is used to a very large extent, it is hoped that a large collection will result...