Word: dunham
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...theatre. Here it was that the commencement exercises proper were held; here it was that the chosen few delivered orations in English, in Latin, in Greek, the last two intelligible to no one, possibly not even to the orators themselves. These honors fell upon Messrs. Hildreth, Root, Parker, Noble, Dunham and Halbert of the academical department; Mr. Hardon of the Law School; Mr. Day of the Divinity School. After the bestowal of degrees by President Eliot, the exercises closed. Then came the jovial rallies around the punch bowls by the younger of the alumni, and while these festivities were going...
...Halbert. W. B. Noble, C. G. Parker, and T. H. Root of the senior class, have been chosen to deliver commencement parts. Hildreth will read a Latin part and T. Dunham a Greek part. The parts to be read by candidates for higher degrees have not as yet been decided upon...
...spectators, the greater part of whom were ladies, were few. Two races were contested, one for three and the other for two miles. In the first the contestants were: G. A. Webster, S. S., Gretchen; R. F. Coombs, S. S. Pilgrim; F. I. Proctor, '87, Genesta; and T. Dunham, '85, Beatrice. The boats were of Class B. The start was made at 11.04 o'clock. Proctor won, completing the miles as follows: First mile, at 11.34; second mile, at 11.59; and third, at 12 22 1-2. Dunham finished at 12.30. Webster gave up in the middle of the race...
...second race for two miles was in Class A canoes. Only two men entered the contest; A. G. Webster, '85, Gerin ine; and E. K. Dunham, M. S., Phillis. Dunham, whose canoe had but one sail, was so handicapped by it in the head wind, that he withdrew soon after rounding the first buoy. The start in the race was made at 11.07, and Webster, who finished the race alone, completed the first mile at 11.31, and the second...
...THEODORE DUNHAM, Commodore...