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...tradition is no solely Hollis tradition which is presented, but belongs to us all. The generous old Sir Thomas Hollis, the martial "Washington Corps," the great nineteenth century figures--Thoreau and Summer and Emerson and the rest--these men belong to Harvard tradition not less than to Hollis lore. In the words of John Harvard's closing speech, "We feel ourselves a link in that entail which binds all natures past with all that are to be." That Hollis has a particularly rich history is an accident, perhaps, but the story is one that belongs to Harvard as a whole...
...service in public life, he has done much writing and has been a strong advocate of universal peace. His works include books on historical themes, outdoor life, big game hunting, and a number of magazine articles dealing with these and other subjects ranging even as far as Irish folk-lore. Owing to his diplomatic treatment of the Russian and Japanese delegates to the Portsmouth Peace Conference in 1905, he received the Nobel Peace Prize of $40,000 with which he endowed the Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Peace. In 1902 Colonel Roosevelt was given the degree of LL.D...
...Irish Fairy and Folk Lore." Lecture by Mr. S. MacManus in Jordan Hall...
...CLASSICAL CONFERENCE. "A Bit of Dream Folk-lore from Virgil's Sixth Aeneid." Mr. S. H. Newhall. "The Preposition 'sub' in Temporal Clauses." Mr. H. T. Schnittkind. "Quotations from Greek Literature in Recently Discovered Inscriptions." Dr. K. K. Smith. Harvard...
...College Library has recently received a gift of 83 volumes from the estate of the late Professor Wolcott Gibbs h. '88. The books relate mainly to Germanie and Scandinavian legends and folk-lore, and to medieval romance. Part of the books will be retained in Gore Hall, part will be placed in the library of the German Department, and part in the Child Memorial Library...