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...academic community does not devote overmuch time to philosophic celebrations; but if they are rare, then they deserve the more attention. Four years ago we all united in doing honor to the memory of Emerson on the hundredth anniversary of his birthday. Those who praised Emerson as a philosopher emphasized that it was his mission to give beautiful form to the idealistic thoughts of the great philosophical movement which started with Kant and culminated in Fichte. Tonight's celebration at the German Verein is devoted to Fichte himself. Some Harvard men have wished to do what has been done...
...committee of the Senior class, appointed for the purpose of making arrangements for a memorial to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of John Harvard, submitted, at the last meeting of the Corporation, a proposal for a John Harvard clock, to be subscribed for by all members of the University, and to be located on the front of University Hall, facing the Johnston Gate. The Corporation has declined to take action on the matter, until complete plans and estimates have been received from the designers, McKim, Meade and White. This will not be until after the Christmas recess...
...week preceding the Christmas recess the Deutscher Verein will hold a celebration to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of the delivery of Fichte's speeches to the German people. These speeches were largely instrumental in rousing the Germans against Napoleon, who, in consequence, soon lost his hold over continental Europe...
...week of celebration of John Harvard's three hundredth birthday was brought to a glorious finish last night when the undergraduate part of the program was carried out. President Eliot's address, the torch-light procession to the Stadium, the bonfire on Soldiers Field, and the return to the Yard were the features of the celebration. Unique in the history of the present College generation, it will be remembered by all who saw it, whether as participants or spectators, as one of the most beautiful sights that Harvard has ever witnessed, surpassing in some respects the illumination of a Class...
...Senior class, at a meeting in Lower Massachusetts last night, empowered the committee on the memorial to John Harvard to take the initiative in raising subscriptions from the University at large for a memorial to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Harvard, which was celebrated during the past week. This memorial will probably take the form of a John Harvard clock, to be placed in the Yard...