Word: dorr
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...number of the Atlantic Monthly is as bright and interesting as usual. The serial stories, "Yone Santo" and "The Despot of Broomsedge Cove" are continued, and a new one, "Miser Farrell's Bequest," by J. P. Quincy, is begun. "To Cawdor Castle and Culloden Moor," by J. C. R. Dorr, is a vivid description of that interesting place. Theodore Child contributes "The Literary Career in France," a paper which is well worth reading. "The Discovery of the Rocky Mountains." by Francis Parkman, is not only instructive but possesses the charm of the other writings of that able historian. Perhaps...
...school of $2850.38, the medical school a deficit of $11.74, the dental school a deficit of $345.19, the veterinary school a surplus of $652.22, and a surplus for the Lawrence Scientific school. Among the gifts received during the year there were the following which were over $1000: George B. Dorr estate, $4785.89; Robert Treat Paine estate, $1500; Francis E. Parker estate, $91,504.99; Miss Anna C. Lowell, toward the fund for a botanic garden, $1000; Henry Gassett estate, for sustaining annual dinner of the class of 1834, $1000; Robert Treat Paine, to found the Robert Treat Paine fellowship of social...
...third ten of the Institute of 1770 are: T. S. Tailer, P. S. Sears, H. M. Sears, J. T. Davis, J. M. Smith, J. G. King, J. M. Marvin, A. Burr, A. Dorr, T. Smith...
...formed in February, 1832, by certain members of the senior and junior classes, for improvement in the art of addressing considerable audiences, and which remained in existence until July 1839. The first officers of the society were Geo. Ticknor Carter, president; Daniel Fletcher Webster, vice-pres.; James A. Dorr, secretary; Francis (now professor) Bowen, treasurer. There was also an executive-committee which appointed a lecturer and one disputant for each side of the question for debate at each meeting. The society at one time "hired the old court house from the selectmen" for their meetings and voted...
...deal of scientific seamanship, the boats were finally got into line, and started. The rowing baffles description. At the outset the crew stroked by Beaumont, and steered by Mumford, obtained a lead which it held to the finish. This crew was composed of the following men: Bow, Grew, 2, Dorr, 3, Hathaway, 4, Lee, 5, Agassiz, 6, Saltonstall, 7, Austin, stroke, Beaumont, cox., Mumford...