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Railroad fare from Boston to Fabyan's and return, $7.00; membership to American Institute, $1.00; hotel fares per day, gentlemen, $2.50; ladies, $1.50; four days, $6.00 or $10.00. Total, $14.00 or $18 00, plus excursions. Fare from New York to White Mountains and return, including membership ticket...
...SAGACIOUS Junior who takes an elective in Chemistry, on presenting a package marked "Soap," at the post-office the other day, was informed that soap was not transmissible by mail. He consulted the United States Postage Laws, and discovered that "chemicals, hard, and non-explosive," are included in mail matter, so he marked his package, "sodic sterate, hard, non-explosive," and presented it to the post-office clerk. It is unnecessary to add that no questions were asked, and that the package reached its destination...
...vacancies in the Board of Overseers of Harvard College to be filled at the election on Commencement Day, June 26, 1878, are as follows: Five for the full term of six years, in place of Dr. Edward H. Clarke, deceased, and of Dr. Le Baron Russell, Rev. Alexander McKenzie, and Messrs. Darwin E. Ware and George W. C. Noble, whose term of office expires on Commencement Day. Messrs. Ware and Noble are not eligible for re-election, having been elected for two successive terms. Messrs. Russell and McKenzie are eligible for re-election. The Standing Committee of the association will...
...they were taken in carriages to the ball-ground, and throughout the game were treated with a courtesy which might be imitated to advantage by the spectators who sometimes throng Holmes Field. In the evening, the musical societies gave a concert in honor of the guests, and the following day was marked by similar attentions. A large body of the college accompanied the Nine to the cars, and attested their friendship for the visitors with enthusiastic cheers. Such an evidence of the good-feeling which exists between Princeton and Harvard is very gratifying, and we feel sure that Harvard...
...Class-Day Committee have fixed the order of exercises for Class Day. The exercises at Sanders Theatre will be opened with prayer by Dr. Peabody, at half past eleven o'clock. Then will follow the Oration, the Ode, and the Ivy Oration. There will be dancing in Memorial Hall from two o'clock until five, and at half past four the exercises at the Tree will begin. Spreads and teas will probably occupy the spare hours, and in the evening Memorial Hall will be opened for dancing from eight until eleven. Every Senior is entitled to twenty tickets...