Word: john
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...JOHN WALKER HOLCOMBE...
...JOHN HENRY APPLETON...
...Committee appointed by the College Corporation, July 14, 1777, consisting of President Samuel Langdon, H. U. 1740, Rev. Nathaniel Appleton H. U. 1712, and Professor John Winthrop, H. U. 1732, made a Report, August 11, part of which follows...
...decided success in every way. The programme was judiciously made up of interesting farces, all of which were put on the stage in a very creditable manner. In "Thirty Minutes for Refreshments," which was the opening farce, the leading parts were admirably taken. As "John Dumley" Mr. Strobel was excellent, and his careful rendering and excellent acting were noticeable. The character "Clarence Fitts," colored servant, was taken by Mr. Millett, who was fully up to the standard in his impersonation and whose guitar-playing was a feature of the play. Mrs. Foxton was represented by Mr. Seamans, whose appearance...
...Cornell Era contains a long letter from Harvard College. It is apparently written by a Cornell graduate, for in almost every line a comparison is drawn between the two Universities, which is almost invariably unfavorable to us. For example, the sign of "John Smith, Groceries and Provisions," and the tones of the ubiquitous hand-organ are said to meet the eye and ear at Cambridge; while a "view of lake and valley stretching miles away," and the "music of the barcadilla, leaping from cliff to cliff," delight the inhabitant of Ithaca. The writer admits, however, that Memorial Hall is "simply...