Word: honorable
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...exercises in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Harvard Medical School and the opening of the new Medical School took place yesterday. The exercises began at eleven o'clock in Huntington Hall in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology building, with an address by President Eliot. President Eliot spoke of the present condition of the school, contrasting it with its small beginning. In speaking of the support the faculty had received from outsiders, he said: "The school has received by gift and bequest $320,000 in ten years; it has secured itself in the centre...
...German universities have conquered a position of honor not confined to their fatherland; the eyes of the civilized world are upon them. Scholars speaking the most different languages crowd toward them, even from the farthest parts of the earth. Such a position would be easily lost by a false step, but would be difficult to regain...
...contest was merely for the honor, as no prizes were awarded, it being left to the victorious college to award its own prizes. Harvard, as well as the other colleges, owes its thanks to Trinity for the hospitable reception tendered the various representatives while at Hartford...
...Germany, so that instead of delivering a regular university course of lectures he has only time for two. We would advise every one to attend if possible as they may be sure of obtaining much interesting information and as it will be also an excellent opportunity for showing honor to a distinguished foreigner...
...thousand pities that Harvard men so eschew politics, for in either party they could and should make their influence felt on the side of justice and honor which lack sadly now-a-days the support of educated men. Now and then a young graduate rises above the superb indifference that is the accepted type of the Harvard man today, and puts his shoulder to the wheel and blocks corrupt legislation as at Albany, or makes a ringing crusade as The "Nation" and is generously rewarded with the praise of all collegians. The worst of it all is so many...