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...shown his fitness) or his class, or his society connections or anything of the sort; fitness and individual character and the ability to see clearly the conditions and to adapt himself to them, these and these only should have any weight. And fitness in this case means a clear head, a steady purpose and the quality of natural leadership. It does not imply the greatest actual ability as a baseball player any more than generalship in an army implies the best shot with a rifle or the greatest ability in sword practice. The man who can get the most work...
From 1844 to 1848 he was tutor in History and instructor in Elocution in Harvard College. From 1848 to 1856 he was at the head of the most successful private school for girls in Boston. In 1856 he was made McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History in Harvard College, as the successor of Jared Sparks. He spent one year in Europe and began his work as professor in 1857. He held the McLean Professorship until 1886, when he was made Professor Emeritus. In 1888 he was chosen Overseer of Harvard College and he held this position till his death...
...ushers in Appleton Chapel for this winter: A. B. Keeler '94, S. B. Heckman '94, A. E. Nickerson '94, C. J. Wilcomb '95, J. A. Brewster '95, T. J. Abbott '96, H. G. Dorman '96, J. E. Gregg '97, G. H. Noyes '97. J. A. Brewster '95 is head usher. This service on the part of students is without compensation. It is simply a contribution of these men to the work of the Chapel...
Lewis de P. Vail 94 L., of Philadelphia, has played the position of quarterback for three years. He is the smallest man on Pennsylvania's team. He was badly hurt in the head at the Yale game this year. Age 23, height 5 ft. 7 in., weight...
Beginning this morning Bishop Vincent of the Methodist Episcopal Church begins a term of service among us as University preacher. The bishop stands very high in his own denomination and is prominent also as the head of a great movement for popular education. He comes to Harvard a comparative stranger but we feel sure that he will find no less a welcome from this fact. We bespeak for him that greeting which will please him best, the sight of many faces at morning prayers...