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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...notice with pleasure the appointment of Mr. Leo Wiener as instructor in the Slavic Languages. It seems singular that as yet the Russian language has scarcely been taught at all in any American institution of learning, although Russia is the largest and one of the most important of European nations. It is gratifying that Harvard has taken the initiative in this direction. The appointment will doubtless lead to the establishment of a regular professorship in the slavic languages...
...Library. Of these, 2522 books and 463 pamphlets were bought. A large number of the periodicals have been bound and placed on the shelves. The books are of a vastly miscellaneous character. Except in a few instances they have been added in small batches of two or three. The largest donation was made early in February by the Hon. Samuel A Green of Boston, a regular donor; it comprised 66 books and 858 pamphlets...
...project, the graduates interested in the plan have not been idle, and the canvass of opinion in the various Harvard clubs has progressed rapidly. It is very gratifying to see with what unanimity the members of the New York club have backed up the plan. Now that the two largest graduate clubs in the East have announced themselves as heartily in favor of a University Club, there can be but little doubt that the project will be carried through successfully...
...first annual dinner of the Harvard Crimson Association was held Saturday night at Young's Hotel. It was the largest and the most pleasant dinner that the CRIMSON has ever held. Thirty men in all were present...
...figures of the nine will decide the winner of the prize for the largest number of runs...