Word: briefe
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Wolcott was next introduced and said in brief: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Harvard College have lived in amity and mutual obligation for two hundred and sixty years. You bring with you youth and vigor. On her part, this commonwealth, with Bunker Hill, Lexington Common and Plymouth Rock, speaks to your hearts and the hearts of all Americans as do few of her sister states. Whatever success you win must in part look back to Cambridge and to the commonwealth...
...Crothers, the last speaker, said in brief: It seems to me to be one of the greatest characteristics of Harvard University that it is possible to speak to the whole University on religion. The University accepts religion as fundamental and necessary in human life. It does, however, ignore the dissensions that have marred its fair face. Preachers do not come here to contradict each other, but to unite in large and great aims, to give a dignified and fundamental presentation of religion to young men whose minds are still in solution and whose aims are still unfixed...
October 3. Sunday.Appleton Chapel, 7.30 p. m. Introductory service of the year, conducted by the Rev. Francis G. Peabody, D. D. Sermon by the Rev. Philip S. Moxom, D. D. Brief addresses by the Rev. Professor George Harris, D. D., and the Rev. George Hodges...
...plan decided upon during the summer between Mr. Lehmann and Captain Goodrich, a number of men who have rowed before were called out on the first day of the college year. These candidates are to be made up into four,- possibly eight,- fours which will train for a brief period and row a race the first of November. After a week's intermission, two trial eights will be chosen from the crews of the fours, and these will race in barges, as last year, on the first of December. About six weeks after the Christmas recess,- or after...
...Monday evening, October 4, a meeting of welcome to new members of the University will be held in Sanders Theatre. Brief addresses will be made by members of the teaching and governing boards of the University. The list of speakers will be announced later. After the meeting in Sanders a reception to new students will be held in Memorial Hall where refreshments will be served...