Word: cuba
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Preparations for lodging the Cuban teachers are nearing completion, as it is desirable to have all arrangements made before the party leaves Cuba. The circulars which were recently sent to Cambridge householders in regard to boarding the 800 women who will accompany the party, have found a ready response. Quarters for about 700 women have been secured in private boarding houses, and no objections have been raised to the stipulations made in the contract. Most of the 600 men will be furnished with rooms in Conant, Perkins and Trinity...
...Bishop '01, "Affairs in Cuba," Senator John Thurston...
Hospitality on the part of Cambridge householders towards these Cuban women will, in the judgment of the President and Fellows, materially promote the success of the whole undertaking, which is essentially an effort to render some direct service to the people of Cuba through their new schools...
President Eliot and Mr. Frye addressed a meeting in Huntington Hall, Boston, last night on the coming of the Cuban teachers to attend the Harvard Summer School. Mr. Frye described the wretched condition of the educational system in Cuba when the Americans arrived, and the rapid progress which is now being made...
...public meeting to arouse interest in the coming of the Cuban school teachers to the Summer School will be held in Huntington Hall, Boston, this evening. Ex-Governor Wolcott will preside. Mr. A. E. Frye will address the meeting on "The School System of Cuba," and President Eliot will tell of the preparations which are being made here for the teachers...