Word: eliots
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Cambridge Club had a "ladies' night" at the Quincy House last evening. The subject of discussion was "The Reciprocal Relations of Harvard University and the City." President Eliot, Mayor Russell and Professor F. G. Peabody were the principal speakers. The Harvard Glee and Banjo Clubs were present and furnished music...
...short vacations if the cost was so great. On the other hand the expense of crossing the continent must be taken into account for a man living in the West. These deductions bring the estimate down to about $500, the limit for necessary expenses set in President Eliot's last report, where he comments upon Professor Palmer's speech. Under the next column, "Economical," occur some remarkable items, the most noticeable of which is perhaps $25 for a servant. It can hardly be called economical for a man of limited means to pay his janitor $25 for blacking boots...
...give the first prize" to the essay. Moreover, we are authorized by Professor Torrey to deny the charge of the newspapers, that he said that "neither the brains nor the bodies of women were quite equal to severe studies." The whole matter is only another proof of what President Eliot said a short time ago, concerning the eagerness of the press to injure Harvard, even by the distortion and misrepresentation of facts...
...LEIGHTON.PRESIDENT ELIOT will address the Historical Society, on Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock, in Weld 28. His subject will be: "The organization and government of the University...
...large and distinguished audience witnessed the special matinee performance at the Hollis street Theatre yesterday given in aid of the International Copyright Association. Mrs. Eliot was one of the patronesses...