Word: hearings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...committee appointed at a preliminary meeting to decide upon the feasibility of the reorganization of the Harvard Art Club, called a meeting at the club room last evening which was attended by twenty men. The first business, after the gentlemen had been called to order, was to hear the report of this committee which was made by Mr. F. W. White. This report was favorable to reorganization, and was passed by the meeting and the club thus declared to have a new lease of life. An election of officers ensued and the following men were chosen: President, F. W. White...
...work in the preparatory courses was not sufficient to enable a man to write a critical essay in a language in writing, in which he had had so little practice. Inasmuch as the other courses are taken by freshmen, we do not have the complaint which we so often hear in regard to these three courses. But if German is to be taught with the same degree of success with which other languages are taught at Harvard, there must be some one man who will take upon himself the responsibility of organizing this department, in other words, we must have...
...played with a precision, and with a dash and fire that left nothing to be desired. The final movement in particular, the presto, was given with charming delicacy, and accuracy in the softer passages, and an admirably self-controlled vigor in the louder. It was a great pleasure to hear a Beethoven Symphony, at last, and so finely played; It is to be hoped that Mr. Gericke will find it possible to give at least one more in the course of the year...
...true that no names are mentioned. But the writer of the faulty expression cannot conceal his embarrassment, when he hears his own blunders publicly laughed at. It is humiliating enough to hear one's own mistakes read before a class, but much more irritating is it to hear an instructor ridicule an unfortunate attempt to tell about the death of a brother. Even if an instructor has no delicacy in mortifying a student in the presence of his classmates, still it would be supposed that the instincts of a gentleman would cause him to hesitate in publicly ridiculing an expression...
...Reports will also be handed in by the different college branches. Sunday afternoon, the 22d, there will be another meeting, when the Rev. A. J. Gordon, D. D., of Boston, will address the convention, and a discussion will follow. On Sunday evening the final meeting will be held to hear several gentlemen speak who are prominently connected with Christian Association work, and the convention will then be brought to a close. It was hoped that Messrs. Moody and Sayford would be present, but other engagements will prevent them from attending. A full programme of each day's proceedings will...