Word: hearings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...lecture room was well filled by the audience who came to hear Mr. Ed. Channing lecture on the "Fitz-John Porter Case," last evening. The lecturer began by saying that Pope's campaign was a failure, chiefly owing to his own incompetence. It was charged, however, that Fitz-John Porter was to blame, and he was tried by a court-martial, and sentenced to be dismissed. This decision was brought up and considered by a court of inquiry in 1878-79, who recommended that the action of the court martial be reversed. Mr. Channing then explained the maps which...
Pending the rebuilding of the studio, Mr. Pach would be pleased to hear from the members of the class of '83 that intend having views made of their rooms. Mr. Tupper, representing the firm, will call on as many as possible. To those he is unable to see he would say that all members of '83 will have the benefit of the reduced rates...
...announcement of the coming annual meeting of the Co-operative Society calls up the question of what the society has done for us in the first year of its existence. We too often hear students affirming that the prices given by the Co-operative Society are no lower than those in the Cambridge stores. Now, in the first place, this is in a large number of instances not the case, and where it is true the society is obviously the cause, and no one can doubt that its existence is necessary to keep the prices down. Such criticisms...
...years ago it was not uncommon to hear a senior remark: "Indeed, I never thought of going into the library in my freshman year." Today the toiling freshman not infrequently sighs: "Why are we expected to read half of the books in the library?" From the ceaseless throng that come and go the library may properly be termed the university workshop...
...established reputation, and the celebrated Harvard Glee Club. An evening of classical music, interspersed with choice selections of college songs, it is thought would prove quite entertaining. Some of the talented performers of the Pierian are well known in Bangor, both as instrumentalists and as composers. From what we hear of their performances we judge their programme is of a high order and of more varied character than that of the popular Spanish students. - [Bangor Commercial...