Word: governors
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...copy of the triennial catalogue of the College for 1721, the only known copy of this date, and one of the earliest that exists. It was discovered among the archives of the Company, and when the fact that it was unique was brought to the attention of the present governor and council, they very courteously voted to present it to the Library. It is a single sheet, 15 1-4 by 19 1-4 inches in size, this being the form in which the triennial catalogues of graduates were printed up to 1773. The earliest known catalogue of the College...
...Soldiers Field bridge bill, after being passed by both houses of the Massachusetts General Court, was signed by Governor Bates last Friday...
...began with the meeting of de la Tour and Governor Winthrop, whom he mentioned as Harvard's civil founder, and then traced the part played by Harvard graduates in winning possession of the continent from the French. He then spoke of the early New England migration to Acadia, with its large accompaniment of Harvard clergymen and of other graduates who became prominent in the contest for responsible government. The contribution of Harvard to the Loyalist cause was next described. In conclusion. Dr. Rand mentioned the large influence in Canadian affairs exercised by Canadian graduates from Harvard throughout the past century...
...river park and embankment along the Charles River was essential to the scheme of public parks. A committee reported in favor of a dam, but nothing further was done. For the past three years, however, the project has been under serious consideration, and during the winter of 1903 Governor Bates appointed a committee, consisting of President Pritchett, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hon. H. D. Yerxa, and Hon. J. B. Holden, '71L., to direct the designing and construction of the dam. This committee has supervised the completion of plans and specifications for the dam, and it will shortly advertise...
...Governor Long '57 presided at the meeting...