Word: contacts
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Musset may be called a great nervous child. All who came into contact with him even in his younger days noticed his mobility and that gaiety of heart which with him always ended in tears. He was a Parisian and the air of Paris is exciting. He was a disciple of Voltaire and of the Eighteenth Century. If he attacked Voltaire most bitterly, it was because he felt Voltaire's spirit within him. He had a taste for the luxuries of life. He was at his ease only in distinguished surroundings. He was mondain...
...undersigned retiring directors of the Harvard Dining Association wish to express their unanimous indorsement of the candidacy of Mr. E. A. Gilmore, present director from the Law School, for president of the association. By reason of their personal contact with Mr. Gilmore in the work of the board, the directors have had opportunities, not afforded to members in general, to observe his special qualifications to give an energetic, business-like administration. They therefore take this method to speak favorably of his candidacy. On account of the changes which have recently been made in the rules of the Hall a systematic...
...live in Cambridge at all. To such men a University Club would be especially useful. It would supply them while in Cambridge during the day with an attractive headquarters, close to recitation rooms, and they would undoubtedly find it a convenience, as well as a means of closer contact with University affairs...
...well as present members of the two Universities can be brought together socially the better it will be for both. The spirit of friendliness and co-operation, which is natural between institutions whose aims are so similar, and whose members, as individuals, are so sure to come into contact with each other after graduation, is sure be strengthened by this means. We hope that more such meetings can be held in the future...
...fall of '96 he entered the employ of the Boston and Albany R. R. as Assistant Superintendent of the Springfield Division, a position in which he gained the confidence of all those with whom he came in contact, and which he held up to the time of his death. He was killed on the tracks at Sprinfield, on the evening of December 24th, 1897, while attending to his duties...