Word: founder
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Advocate has had orders for 225 extra copies of its large graduate number, which is to be issued to-day. It will contain twenty-three articles and poems by graduate editors. The leading article is by W. G. Peckham, Esq., '67, of New York, the founder of the paper. Dr. A. B. Hart has contributed a very entertaining humorous piece. The nine other light articles and poems are also very bright. The story of the change of the Harvard color from magenta to crimson, in 1875, is told in a witty poem of three columns in length. The more serious...
Whig Hall boasts as its founder, James Madison, and is something more than a hundred years old. Clio, as her rival is familiarly termed, is a few years older, and sets up that fact as a match for Whig's founder. The truth is that the numbers and influence of both societies remain about equal, and there appears to be no danger of either one's obtaining a preponderance in any direction. In the list of honorary members, Whig and Clio divide nearly all of the professors and instructors of the college, and number besides many of the most distinguished...
...against the World, the Flesh, and the Devil." The date of the publication of this book is 1634. The book is of special interest in being the only one saved from the great fire which long ago destroyed the Harvard library, and so is the only reminiscence of the founder of the university which we possess...
...interesting to note the various spellings, resulting largely from ignorance or carelessness, of the founder's name. Some of them have prieviously been mentioned: - "Harvye," "Harverde," and "Harvard." In the wills and other documents relating to them are found references to "Mrs. Harverd, als Harvey, wife of Mr. Thomas Hervard, als Harvey," and to "Richard Harverd als Harvy," and again to "Robert Harvy, als Harverde." Still other forms are "Harwar," "Harward" and "Haward." The last and perhaps the worst indignity to the name that the writer will mention, is found in a paper which contains a reference to property received...
...more enjoyable portion came. Mr. Choate made the introductory speech in his usual facetious style, and then called upon President Eliot to tell the assembled throng what he knew about John Harvard. President Eliot was received enthusiastically and told his auditors many interesting facts in regard to the founder of their alma mater. Gov. Robinson and Vice-President Hendricks received a warm welcome and spoke briefly. When our ex-Minister was introduced the enthusiasm was almost boundless, cheer followed cheer, and it was several minutes before he could proceed. He was listened to with the greatest attention. Dr. Oliver Wendell...