Word: careers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...presidency. The two Divinity School buildings, the Farnam and Durfee dormitories, the beautiful Battell Chapel, the Sloane Laboratory, and the initial steps in the erection of Lawrence Hall and the Young Men's Christian Association building - all of these will be recorded by the historian of President Porter's career as head of the college. The remarkable growth and present excellence of the Sheffield Scientific School, the broadening of the elective system, and the endowment of additional professorships in very important studies must also be taken into account. As president he has been ever faithful, as teacher ever kind...
...individual members are recorded. Whoever would know what has been accomplished by any Harvard undergraduate, or by any Harvard organization, has but to look over the Index, and there read the inevitable record. Certain pages and certain positions on the pages are significant indices of a college man's career, and often stand for several paragraphs of biography. Like all books of names, records, general data, etc., the Index has to be read more for what it suggests, than for what it actually contains...
...John Fiske will begin a course of four historical lectures on "The Great Battles of the Civil War," on Friday evening next. The succeeding lectures of this course will be delivered an Nov. 24, Dec. 1 and 8. These lectures are designed expressly to illustrate the career af Gen. Grant. A large number of stereopticon views will accompany each lecture...
...aptitude for books was pretty sure to be encouraged to prepare for college. The educated men were the picked men of the community. This is no longer the case, and many circumstances prevented a boy from taking a college course which do not prevent him from entering a literary-career...
...large. The Art Club passed through a critical period last year, but by careful management on the part of those students who assumed the responsibility of keeping the club alive it has again been placed upon a firm footing. We wish the club every success in its future career...