Word: chestere
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...present I will mention only a few salient features of the place. After Chester, Oxford is, without doubt, the most picturesque city in England: I consider it more picturesque even than Chester. Most of its colleges are several hundred years old, and the style of architecture is medieval. The ancient wall of the city is still standing, and the real beauty of the place is inside the great quadrangles, where are some of the most beautiful gardens and lawns and walks in the world. I recall no city in Europe which can present a more picturesque street than High street...
...reviewed the parade. As the Harvard men passed in review, the rah, rah, rah's were almost continuous. From this point the column marched over to Columbus avenue and thence through the South End. All along the route the residences were beautifully decorated with Chinese lanterns, transparencies, bunting. When Chester Sq. was reached, our detachment received a perfect ovation. The appearance of the college men was the signal for cheers and clapping, and many handkerchiefs were waved approvingly, only to be quickly confiscated as the brigade marched past. Over this part of the route the marching was rendered difficult...
...Gannet's school, on Chester Square, the young ladies were unusually demonstrative...
...route of the procession Thursday night will not be very long, probably not requiring much more than two hours to pass over. The procession will start at 8.15 P. M. from Common-wealth ave., Dartmouth, Boylston, Berkeley, Columbus ave., Chester Park, Washington, Worcester, Tremont, Eliot, Washington, Hanover, Court, Scollay square, Tremont, Park...
...Alfred E. Haserick, of Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, has recently passed the Entrance Examinations at Christ Church College, Oxford, and been admitted as a Commoner, He was prepared by Dr. E. R. Humphreys of Chester Park, Boston...