Word: letters
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Harvard men will read Mr. Laughlin's letter in the current number of the Nation with mingled amusement and surprise...
...following is an extract from the letter written to Capt. Bob Cook, requesting his presence at the annual Yale alumni dinner in New York...
...ladies of the W. C. T. U. learning that another class drank the health of their society in a saloon on reading the letter of congratulation to the sophomores. felt complimented, but would have preferred to have had the healths drank in cold water. - Cornell...
PRINCETON, N. J., Feb., 7, 1887. The winter term at Princeton is marked by literary contests in the societies. Whig and Clio Hall. Since the administration of Dr. McCosh in the college, Greek letter societies have been vetoed, and all interest in society matters has been concentrated in these two literary societies, which are strictly secret in their internal organizations. They pride themselves, and with good reason, on being the finest college literary societies in the United States. Each year, as incentives to literary effort, they each offer to their members between thirty and forty prizes for debate, oratory...
...chairman then read other apologies for non-attendance, among which were letters from Presidents E. G. Robinson of Brown University, Julius H. Seeyle of Amherst, Franklin Carter of Williams, Chief Justice Morton, Hon. O. W. Holmes, Jr., John Fisk, Rev. Phillips Brooks, Senator Dawes, Senator Evarts and Hon. Chauncey M. Depew. In his letter of apology, Senator Dawes said: "I am filled with admiration of him [President Dwight] and the new field of work on which he enters with so much zeal and with such a common consent of alumni and the entire public. The future of the university must...