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President Eliot spoke first of the appropriateness of honoring the name of Francis Parkman in a place so closely connected with his memory as Cambridge. It was in the wild country on the north side of the city that there was born within him that strong love for nature that characterizes all his writings. Prevented by ill health from concentrating his energies entirely upon his vocation, he took up horticulture as an avocation and was eminently successful, especially in the cultivation of lilies and roses. Francis Parkman was the first professor of horticulture in Harvard University. He was also...
...Sargent died suddenly Tuesday night at his home, 184 Beacon street, Boston. Mr. Sargent was born July 5, 1848, and fitted for college at the Roxbury Latin School. He graduated from Harvard in 1870. While in college he was a member of the Pudding, Porcelain and other clubs. After graduation he studied civil law in Germany for two years, and, upon his return entered the Harvard Law School, taking his degree in 1875. He practiced for a few years and then went into business, becoming treasurer of the Lawrence Manufacturing Co., and remained in this position up to the time...
poorer. Football in the west will never equal the game in the east. There are not enough preparatory schools, the training school of the football player. A good football player must have it born in him, and it requires practice to bring out a man's good qualities. The preparatory schools of the east serve this purpose. Then there is another disadvantage in the west; a team cannot get the practice necessary to insure success. Athletic clubs can supply this in part, as being better than nothing, but there is not the enthusiasm shown in this kind of game that...
...Hermann August Hagen, who since 1867 has been professor of entomology, died at his home on Putnam Avenue at four o'clock yesterday morning. Dr. Hagen was born in Konigsberg, Eastern Prussia, May 30, 1817. In 1867 he was invited by Professor Louis Agassiz to take charge of the entomological department in the Agassiz Museum of Comparative Zoology. Dr. Hagen was every-where recognized as one of the most distinguished authorities on entomology. Funeral services will be held at his house, No. 11 Putnam avenue, at 3 p. m. The pall bearers will be Professors Goodwin, Cooke, Toy, Shaler, Farlow...
...makes it impossible for native workmen to compete without lowering their own standard. R. M. Smith, pp. 131-140. (2) They have introduced the pernicious sweating system. J. A. Rus, "How the Other Half Lives, " pp. 121-124. (3) An excessive proportion of our criminals and paupers is foreign born or of foreign parentage. H. C. Lodge, Century, Sept. 1893. (4) They are very illiterate. W. E. Chandler, N. Am. Rev. Jan. '93. pp. 6-8. (c) Our system of government is in danger because (1) there is a large increase of population not in sympathy with our institutions...