Word: french
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...October. 1886, the Conference Francaise was organized at Harvard. The aim of the founder was to form a club which should afford practice in speaking French and create an interest in the political situation in France. The society is not formed of students solely. It has the names of Professor Bocher and Assistant-Professor Cohn. Mr. Saunderson and Asst. Profs. Hart and Taussig on its rolls. The first officers of the society were as follows: President, L. McK. Garrison, '88; vice-president, M. D. Mitchell, '87; secretary, F. D. Kalapothakes, '88. It is intended to keep the number of members...
...minister. In general terms, I should say that in fitting one's self for work in a miscellaneous library the best thing to be proficient in is literary history and general bibliography. As to languages, one need hardly hope to do his duty without a working knowledge of French and German; and Latin is of great help in dealing with various other languages. There is no language without new help accompanying its acquisition...
...most enjoyable number on the program was the Wasser-Musik of Haendel. In this the duos, first of Messrs. Kneisel and Loeffler, then of the two oboes and finally of the bassoons were splendidly rendered. The French horns, however, did not do as well...
...Appleton's Coach. - K. M. Appleton, '84; W. C. Baylies, '84; G. R. Agassiz, '84; Dudley Winthrop, '83; O. W. Bird, '86; D. C. Clark, '86; A. V. French, '85; H. D. Robbins, '84; C. Bohlen, '88; E. Flagg, '87; G. B. Painter, '89; F. H. Morgan, '89; G. H. Norman, '89; M. Agassiz...
...French Club, at is regular meeting Wednesday evening, elected Mr. F. D. Kalopothakes, '88, president; vice Mr. L. M. Garrison, '88, resigned...