Word: friend
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Resolve, That in the death of the Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks D. D., we have lost an earnest helper, a devoted counsellor, and an affectionate friend, endeared to us as to all who knew him, by his large and kindly nature; that his deep interest in our welfare from the beginning will always be gratefully remembered by the Society; that, although his loss is irreparable, he has left to us a noble example. Be it further...
...CRIMSON the Vesper service this afternoon will be in memory of Dr. Brooks. It seems only proper that the college should express the sense of loss, and a memorial service is certainly the most natural way. The whole chapel will be reserved for members of the University and their friends until five o'clock, and it is expected that they alone will fill it. The speakers will be the Rev. Prof. F. G. Peabody D. D., the Rev. William Lawrence S. T. D., and the Rev. George A. Gordon. Mr. Gordon has been asked to speak...
...Howells contributes another of his delightful little farces, entitled "The Unexpected Guests" and the name of Richard Harding Davis once more appears after a short story. And here again we meet a friend, Mr. Hefty Burke - of masquerade ball fame - but although the story is undeniably interesting and entertaining, it is not to be compared with Mr. Davis's best work. It is an impossible tale and after finishing it, one gets back and says "It's good but it's absurd...
WHEREAS: God in his infinite wisdom has taken from us our class-mate Wayne MacVeagh Jr. Be it resolved that we have lost in him not only a companion but a gentleman, scholar and friend whose loss will ever be felt as irreparable. Be it further resolved that these resolutions be published in the Boston and college papers and a copy of them be sent to the parents of the deceased...
...interesting article on Whittier, with a portrait of the poet for the frontispiece. The article is full of a number of amusing anecdotes and many extracts from his letters. One anecdote characteristic of the man is as follows: "Once he was found in the library of a Boston friend, silent and sad, in a mood not usual to him Seeking to cheer him, his hostess ventured some quiet words reminding him of the deep personal affection in which he was held the wide world over. His morning mail lay beside him. She pointed to the pile of grateful and adoring...