Word: johns
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first time since the foundation of the University the Freshman class contains a student with the family name of Harvard. Although not a direct descendant of John Harvard, he is presumably descended from Thomas, second cousin of John Harvard. Moreover, Lionel Harvard, of the present Freshman class, prepared for College at the same school in London at which John Harvard prepared for Emmanuel College, Cambridge, three hundred years...
...President of the University, to George Bancroft who was at his post as minister to Great Britain, a post which President Everett himself had previously filled. In that letter President Everett asked Mr. Bancroft to deliver some books--including a set of Quincy's "History of Harvard"--to Rev. John Harvard of Plymouth, England, whom President Everett spoke of as "a Wesleyan clergyman whose ancestor at the beginning of the seventeenth century was a brother of our founder." It may be remarked in passing that the commission was faithfully executed, and the books are still in the possession...
...George Bancroft." An opportunity to make inquiries suggested by the letter presented itself in 1908 when Mr. Howe's friend, Louis A. Holman of Boston, went to England for several months of work involving antiquarion and other research. In Plymouth Mr. Holman could get little information about Rev. John Harvard who preached there sixty years before, but he finally learned of two sons, Rev. John C. Harvard of Sheffield, who had died in 1907, and J. Mawson Harvard of London. Mr. Holman was soon in correspondence with the latter gentleman, and a little later visited him. From him Mr. Holman...
...Class of 1886 Gift," that the principle shall be permanently invested with the general funds of the University, that the income, and only the income shall be used for the benefit of Harvard College as distinguished from Harvard University, and that there shall be no other restriction. (Signed) JOHN H. HUDDLESTON, Class Secretary...
...John Rollin Desha '12, of Hilo, Hawaii, prepared at Oahu College, where he played short stop. He was short stop on the second team last year. He has been playing the same position on the University team this year. He is 23 years old, 5 feet 7 inches in height, and weighs 142 pounds...