Word: doubting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...might almost be inclined to doubt the truth of the old adage that "man should eat to live and not live to eat" when we consider yesterday's alumni dinner. When one can eat at the same board with such men as sat in Memorial Hall on November 8, 1886, and hear such a flow of eloquence issue from their lips as then was heard, then he may boldly say that he has "lived to eat." It is not often that even a Harvard graduate may listen at once to after-dinner speeches by President Eliot, President Cleveland, Sir Lyon...
...hand-shaking on every side, memories that have slept during many years of work and thought, will be brought once more vividly before the minds of Harvard's some-time students. Well known faces forgotten for a generation, will recall some happy incident of the former days. Who can doubt but that these meetings, these reminiscences will call forth such a burst of free, boyish sympathy, vivacity and emotion, as has never been seen before in Cambridge? Add to this the pathos of those memories and in truth to day would be the history of Harvard for half a century...
...difficult task set them. The execution of the details of the programme left nothing to be desired, and all present heartily appreciated the care with which everything had been planned. That the judgment of the committee in the distribution of the parts was the wisest, no one can doubt who was present and listened to the speakers. Mr. Hamilton's oration was masterly in conception, brilliant in execution, and extremely dignified and impressive in delivery. His bearing and intonation gave abundant testimony to the fact that elocution is taught in an admirable manner at Harvard. We can assure Mr. Hamilton...
...less each year, but which has done much to make Harvard and Harvard men, as such, unpopular throughout the United States, barring, of course, the municipality of Boston. If there were a little less of that unworthy spirit of which we speak and more cordiality and honesty, no doubt the exercises which are to take place to-day would be marked by greater enthusiasm and less insincerity. But we have indeed to be thankful that the average Harvard undergraduate has outlived the period when everything curious or unusual is worthy of attention simply because of its curiosity or novelty...
...chorus will sing St. Martin's, Fair Harvard and familiar glees. There will be several rehearsals - time and place to be announced later - and with such names as Osgood, '66, Langmaid, '59, Babcock, '77, Homans, '58, Chenery, '72, and others of reputation to assist, there is not much doubt that the chorus will score a grand success...