Word: madison
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...long been defunct, as is now the college itself. Twenty-two chapters now exist, being, in the order of the establishmen, Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Union, Bowdoin, Brown, Trinity, Weslyan, Adelbert, Vermont, Amherst, University City of New York, Kenyon, Williams, College City of New York, Middlebury, Coumbia, Rutgers, Hamilton, Hobart, Madison, Cornell. Long before 1825, however, when the earliest of the modern societies was founded, Phi Beta Kappa had ceased to be a secret organization and became, as now, an honorary literary society, to which are elected the honor men of each class. In most of the chapters the members...
...property, amounting to about $640,000 to Columbia College. J. B. Trevor gave $179,000 to Rochester Theological Seminary. Matthew Vassar gave $800,000 to Vassar College. Gardner Colby gave $170,000 to Colby University and $100,000 to Newton Theological Seminary. J. B. Colgate gave $300,000 to Madison University. George I. Seney gave $450,000 to Wesleyan University. The Crozer family gave $300,000 to Crozer Theological Seminary. It would be easy to add to this list. There are hundreds of men and women whose splendid gifts entitle them to be held in everlasting remembrance. Such gifts...
...freshmen were talking to as many young ladies in a Madison avenue horse car. Said one with a fearful drawl, as they passed, the college, "Aw, Charlie, do you remember that place...
PARK THEATRE.- Madison Square Co. in "Hazel Kirke." Performance...
PARK THEATRE.- Madison Square Co. in "Hazel Kirke." Performance...