Word: formality
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Except for the formal granting of the permit, all obstacles against erecting the necessary wooden stands to play the Yale game in the Stadium have now been removed. Mayor Curley was yesterday advised by Corporation Counsel John A. Sullivan, A. M. '11 (hon.), that Building Commissioner Patrick O'Hearn has full authority to grant the H. A. A. a permit, and that in case the commissioner fails to grant this permit, the H. A. A. has recourse to the Board of Appeal. This was the first legal advice which the Boston city authorities have sought on this matter...
...took off Mason and Slidell, Confederate commissioners to England. This inexcusable act aroused great enthusiasm in America, and Lincoln made his first bad mistake by giving in to public opinion and not immediately sending the commissioners to England. The final result of the affair was that England made a formal demand, which was complied with--a blow to American prestige. In spite of this and other minor errors, Lincoln managed to keep the war confined to this continent, which to the his-toian seems a marvel...
...final ceremonies connected with Commencement at Radcliffe will take place tomorrow. The formal exercises will be in Agassiz House at 11.30 o'clock. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge '71 will speak on a subject not yet chosen, the announcement of prizes will be made, and degrees conferred. The Alumnae Association will hold a business meeting in the afternoon, and an alumnae dinner in the Agassix Living Room is planned for the evening...
Today is Commencement Day at the Andover Theological Seminary. The formal ceremonies will be held in the Andover Chapel at 11.30 o'clock according to the following program...
...formal ceremonies will be preceded by a meeting of the Trustees in the Faculty Room and a meeting of the t tlumni in the Farrar Room, both at 9.30 o'clock. At 12.30 the Trustees will give a dinner at the Colonial Club to the graduating class, the faculties of the Seminary, and of the Harvard Divinity School, and other invited guests...