Word: louisburg
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...Professor Hurlbut's course of composition, English 31. It was continued under Dean Briggs in English 5. Henry has also been advised and assisted in his work by the famous novelist, Mr. Owen Wister '82, and by Mr. Robert Cutler '16, the author of two recent novels, "Louisburg Square" and "The Speckled Bird...
...city of Halifax has a peculiar claim upon our sympathy. The Canadians are our allies, of course, but historically Halifax is closely related to Boston. It was founded in 1749 largely at the instance of the New Englanders as an offset to the French fortress of Louisburg; the trade relations of the two towns have always been close; and at the time of the Revolution many of the prominent citizens of Boston--the Tories or Loyalists--emigrated to Halifax; and fine old Boston names--some of them extinct here--are to be found on the tablets of the interesting eighteenth...
...must be a lovely street to live on. For Louisburg square is part of London, three thousand miles away...
...valuable antique cross, brought back from Louisburg, Cape Breton Island, when the Massachusetts troops captured that fort in 1745, will be on exhibition in the Treasure Room of Gore Hall today from 10 A. M. until 5 P. M. Maps and views of Louisburg and contemporary works illustrating the seige will be on the tables for reference...
Last year a man hid a book reserved in Gore Hall, and his name and offense were conspicuously posted for days; but when the Louisburg cross came back the thief was tenderly shielded from public notice. It is understood that the painters of Fogg Museum were detected and expelled, but no one can vouch...