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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life," says Auerbach. It does a great deal more than that: it broadens and deepens the souls of men; it makes them see beauties in life and its emotions which the profoundest philosophy and even the finest poetry cannot call forth. And the extraordinary opportunities for musical culture which are afforded in this vicinity have always been one of the great assets of the University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OPERA RETURNS. | 11/10/1915 | See Source »

...that evening. Taking advantage of this demand, many theatres are charging $3.00 for tickets for that performance and as the entire house is bought up by an agency the purchaser must pay $3.350 per seat--an extortionate figure. Even at this price, however, there are many undergraduates who cannot procure seats...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN UNDERGRADUATE NIGHT | 11/9/1915 | See Source »

From the point of view of the students, this is an unfortunate state of affairs. If the theatres are able to demand and get $3.00 for their tickets they cannot be blamed for doing so. It might be possible, however, to so arrange matters that members of the University desiring tickets could obtain them. The Athletic Association might buy out the house and put the tickets on sale to students--limiting the number for each man. If the Association should be willing to handle the matter for no remuneration, the agent's premium of 509 cents would be saved. This...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN UNDERGRADUATE NIGHT | 11/9/1915 | See Source »

...That the University will grow and grow greatly," he said, "we cannot doubt. The are of great building is probably at an end, but we need a chemical laboratory, and we look forward to the time fifty years hence when the University will house practically all its students. We trust that the students body will become representative of the nation even more than it is now, and we hope that Harvard will have not only the admiration, but the affection of her sister universities. At my inauguration President Hadley referred to me as the President of our greatest University, which...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRESIDENT ELIOT AT DINNER OF NEW YORK HARVARD CLUB | 11/9/1915 | See Source »

...defeating the strongest team Princeton has had in recent years. Yale is ahead; and in spite of having suffered several defeats, may be expected to bring a fighting eleven to Cambridge two weeks hence. That the University will be prepared to meet them in as strong a spirit cannot be doubled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A RED LETTER DAY. | 11/8/1915 | See Source »

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