Word: everetts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Literary Cabinet," in 1806, the proceeds of which were to educate the poor students. To quote, "unfortunately for the poor students," the Cubinet died in less than a year after its birth. Harvard's first venture was a semi-monthly, the "Harvard Lyceum", which appeared in 1810, with Edward Everett on its staff; but it also was short-lived. Three or four other literary ventures were made at Yale but they all followed in the steps of the "Cabinet"until in 1839 the "Yale Lit" was founded, and this is now the foremost of her publications. Among its editors...
...recent number of the North American, Edward Everett Hale in his paper on the "School Forces," gives as one indication of the diffusion of culture among the American people, the large and increasing number of colleges in the country, especially in the West...
When Edward Everett was President, he was accustomed to address the students in reproof, but, instead of having the desired effect, his ideas were so eloquent, that men would commit faults merely to lead him on to speak to them...
...third ten of the Everett Athenaeum consists of the following men of '86 : Howes, Fullerton, Fraser, Hight, Bolster, S. D. Richardson, Noble, Woodbury, Mallony and Carpenter...
...Edward Everett Hale has long been known as the most steadfast and uncompromising champion of compulsory chapel among the overseers of the college. He as much as any one else, it should also be said, has been foremost in devising and suggesting new plans whereby the services might be rendered more impressive and less irksome. At the close of the service Wednesday, Dr. Hale took occasion to comment upon some features of the exercises and to suggest improvements in some minor details, especially urging upon the students as a matter of mutual courtesy, punctuality in attendance and greater decorum...