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Officers of the Harvard Banjo Club for the coming year: President, H. K. Caner, '89; recording secretary, C. Copeland, '89; leader, G. L. Osgood...
...concert for the benefit of the freshman crew at Lyceum Hall. The freshman concert each year has taken its place among the college events, and the success of '91 has not yet been equalled. The Glee Club has had valuable assistance from Mr. Locke, and under Mr. Liscomb as leader has done most faithful work, singing with much spirit. There are but few prominent voices. Mr. Willard received a hearty encore for his tenor solo, and easily takes a place among the best tenors in college. Mr. Hackett, who has been heard in the vesper services by many...
...many a promising student. I was graduated from Harvard nine years ago, and know whereof I speak. The sudden insanity of one of the most promising of recent graduates recalls painful memories of that forcing system which has so long been in vogue at my own university. The leader of my class shortly after entering upon his sophomore work died of brain fever. The brightest light of the class of '78 was on the point of being graduated with highest honors. His overwork for scholarships and other means of support had brought on severe headaches. A few weeks before commencement...
...here. Please understand that it is only a suggestion and that the writer is in some doubt as to its practicability. He invites discussion on the question. Of the two rehearsals which the Glee Club has a week, one is generally under Mr. Locke's direction, while the regualr leader of the club has charge of the other. This scheme has proved exceedingly beneficial to the club and account not a little for its present high standard. Would not an analogous plan in regard the Pierian Sodality prove beneficial to it also, and tend to raise the standard...
...time of the year the different clubs are at work on new music for the spring concert, so the program reminded one of past times, but showed the result of careful work. The quartette of the Glee Club met with especial favor. It is but fair to the retiring leader of the Glee Club to repeat what a man remarked who has heard all the concerts for several years: "It was the best singing the Glee Club ever did." The Pierian played but twice, and received a warm response. The Banjo Club, as usual, made a decided...