Word: hemenway
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...believe, therefore, that by proper search and presentation of the plan, some benefactor can be found to whom this most popular of objects will appeal-one who, like Mr. Hemenway, who gave the Gymnasium, or Mr. Higginson, who gave the Soldier's Field, will desire to witness during his lifetime the enjoyment of his generosity by others. As the numbers at Harvard are greater than at any other American university, so is the need greater for an institution which shall unite the various human interests of the students and establish closer relations between the alumni and Alma Mater...
...Hemenway Gymnasium will be open every day except Monday, during the recess until six p. m. On Monday, Lexington Day, the building will be closed...
...following men will be examined by Dr. Sargent in the Hemenway Gymnasium...
...GARRISON, JR.The following men will be examined by Dr. Sargent in the Hemenway Gymnasium...
...those early days there was no Hemenway gymnasium, and few of the present dormitories existed. Holworthy was the much-desired residence of all. The students' rooms were meagrely furnished with all that was cast off at home. Freshmen were looked upon as "the scum of the earth." When Judge Grant entered in 1869 he received a letter informing him that if he "treated" the upper-classmen, he would not be molested. On Bloody Monday the freshmen and sophomores had assembled for the regular "rush" in the gymnasium, and hostilities were about to begin, when one of the professors appeared...