Word: letterings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON.-We take great pleasure in sending you this extract from a letter written by Ex-President Hill, of Harvard College, concerning the question of voluntary prayers, a letter called forth by the present movement in their favor. The letter was forwarded with a note from Mr. Hill, giving permission to publish...
X.My DEAR SIR:-I took the letter and postal card which you forwarded me, concerning prayers at Harvard College to the Rev. Asa Dalton, vice-president of the Maine Harvard Club, and we carefully considered them. He authorized me to say that he cordially agreed with me in what I am about to say. We sympathize fully in regard to the object at which the young gentlemen arm. It is, in our judgment, impolitic, if not unjust, to require attendance at prayers of all undergraduate 8 rooming within a half-mile, or within a quarter mile of the chapel. There...
...latter portion of our correspondent's letter contains better suggestions. The plan of having the Index contain a directory of the men living in the dormitories would be a great addition, and one that the students would appreciate and use. Such a directory would supply a long felt want, which the catalogue cannot attempt to supply, and neither the Index nor any of the pamphlets issued in the autumn have yet filled. Then, too, without casting any reflection upon the present editor, we would like to urge that a change in the present manner of editing our annual is desirable...
...instances of decrease, all the organizations have made an advance in the strength of their membership. The Hasty Pudding contains 89 men this year, against 75 last year. The Finance Club has also increased in numbers, although the Natural History Society shows a decided falling off. Among the Greek Letter Societies, we notice the Theta Delta Chi, whose few members each hold an office. Closely following the example of this society comes the Canoe Club, with eleven members and six officers. The Shooting Club on the other hand, has wisely increased its membership, and has effected a corresponding decrease...
...From a letter recently published in a Minneapolis, Minnesota, paper, we take the following extracts...