Word: heard
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Franklyn Sargent, Director of the New York School of Acting, lectures this evening in Sanders on "elocution in a collegiate course of study." Mention has already been made of the value of this lecture if heard with an idea to learn, but even from the standpoint of entertainment it promises to be of a high order. The great interest which the lecture of last week excited in all who heard it, will in all probability be equalled in the lecture of this evening. Mr. Sargent is widely and favorably known as a master in his profession and is fully competent...
...spirit. This commercial problem is yet very far from a final solution, and an unprejudiced examination by elementary students is most necessary. Professor Thompson's "Protection to Home Industry" - which book is to be used in the course - is a masterly exposition of the protectionist theory, and all who heard his lectures here a year ago must think that Professor Thompson has a sincere belief in his views...
...however interesting and profitable Mr. Lodge's lecture may be, the announcement that it is the closing lecture in the course is not very welcome to members of the university. This announcement is indeed a surprise. The course is incomplete. True, we have heard from the law, the ministry, medicine, engineering and railroading; but where are architecture, teaching, journalism, literature? Are not these vocations as worthy of presentation before college men as those already treated? Particularly the occupations of teaching and journalism belong to college men, and certainly deserve as much prominence as railroading and engineering. With all our feelings...
During the tug-of-war on Saturday, one of the rope men of the '86 team was heard angrily to cry out to the anchor of that team "Why don't you straighten out your legs...
...General Court adjourned to the College, the Council to the Library, and the House, to the Hall where they have met for the despatch of Public Business till last Wednesday; for on Tuesday night about 12 o'clock, in the severest snow storm I ever remember I heard the cry of Fire, one moment brought me to the window where I saw the old Harvard College on fire, and it was with the utmost difficulty they savd the other Buildings. Stoughton was on fire an Hour, Massachusetts catched in three places, and Hollis Hall is burnt much at the Southwest...