Word: heard
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harriet Beecher Stowe were stirring the consciences of mankind against slavery. The words of William Lloyd Garrison were engraved upon the memories of Harvard men. The news of John Brown's raid had startled the land, and now the echo of the guns fired at Fort Sumter was heard. On Bloody Monday, 1862, the campaign was begun, which ended with the battle of Antietam, and for the result of which Lincoln was waiting to issue his proclamation of emancipation. Such were the circumstances under which the class of '66 entered college...
...greatet possible enthusiasm among the audience, which reached the unprecedented number of 250. Perhaps the only point to be regretted is that a considerable number of men left the hall after the regular speeches had been given thinking that the dinner was at an end, while those who remained heard a number of extemporaneous speeches...
...elective pamphlet, in the arrangements of the gymnasium or the library, or even in the condition of the walks in the yard, we students do not attack the matter in a business-like or compelling manner. A generation ago when the graduates wanted anything, they made themselves heard on the matter and advanced their demands in a body in the form of petitions, which were usually granted. The condition of our (mud) walks we declare abominable and possible of easy cure; the courses in English literature, IX, VII. and others which masquerade under the name "half" course, are preposterous...
...weaker side of the case were on their mettle, and they did not lose a single opportunity to improve their position and undermine that of their opponents. The closing speeches of the men who had the negative of the question were masterpieces, and probably nothing finer has been heard in Sanders Theatre since the first joint debate years...
...request which the Photographic Committee makes of seniors with regard to having their photographs taken immediately should meet with a prompt response from those seniors who have not yet been heard from. Almost every year the committee has been troubled by an unnecessary delay on the part of certain members of the class. It is hardly fair to elect men to responsible positions, and then fail to give them the hearty cooperation which is necessary if they are to carry out their plans with success...