Word: held
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fifth hare and hounds run was held yesterday afternoon. The hares, W. C. Downes, '90, and H. A. Davis '91, left the gymnasium at 3.22 and were followed six minutes later by the hounds, with J. D. Gorham, '90 as master. The trail was laid through Harvard square, then turning sharp to the left through Norton's woods and up to Porter's station. From here the trail ran parallel to the railroad track as far as Fresh pond, then turning sharply, straight back to Highland street, where the break was made. The hares reached the gymnasium...
...meeting of the Harvard Electric club held Wednesday night, the following new members were elected: W. Wells, C. R. Eastman, F. H. Small, C. T. Jenkins, G. F. Steadman, H. B. Lloyd, F. H. Williams, C. H. Arnold, G. Patillo, W. H. Young, P. K. Brown. After the meeting several members of the club visited the station of the Cambridge Electric Light...
...first Vesper service of the year will be held this afternoon in Appleton Chapel. These services have steadily grown in popularity since their inauguration, and it is because they fill a distinct place in the life of the university. The services will always appeal strongly to the students for many reasons. They come at a very convenient hour, at the close of the day's work, and do not interfere in any way with the regular duties of the day. They are conducted by men whose very names are sufficient assurance that the services will always be interesting and practical...
...board of Overseers held a meeting yesterday morning. It was voted to concur with the president and fellows in their votes electing George Herbert Palmer, A. M., professor of natural religion, moral philosophy and civil polity also in appointing Francis Bowen, LL. D, Alford professor of natural religion, moral philosophy and civil polity, emeritus, in consideration of his many valuable services to the college during the past fifty years. The reports of the committees on the botanic gardens, herbarium and observatory were presented. Mr. Putnam presented a minority report on history and political science, and it was referred...
Sever 11 was taxed to its utmost capacity last night on the occasion of the mass-meeting held to find out the sentiments of the college in regard to the question of withdrawing from the Intercollegiate Foot Ball Association. S. Dexter, 1st, '90. called the meeting to order at 8 p. m., sharp. and Captain Cumnock proceeded at once to state the reasons for which the meeting had been called, using as a text a letter from Mr. Francis M. Weld '60. The scope of the letter was that Harvard should take some stand against professionalism, and after the letter...