Word: man
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...Corporation and the Board of Overseers, whose duty it is to elect the new President. The election originates with the Corporation which communicates its decision to the Overseers for their approval or rejection. In case the nomination is rejected the Corporation is obliged to make another choice. The same man may be re-nominated, which happened in the case of President Eliot's election, or the Corporation may propose a new name. In either case the process is the same and the Overseers have the final decision...
Dean LeBaron Russell Briggs '75 has been identified with Harvard principally through his eleven years of service as Dean of the College, from 1891 to 1902. Through that position he probably came into contact with more Harvard men than any other man, with the possible exception of Dean Shaler. At present his acquaintance with Harvard men, young and old, is probably unrivalled. Previously to his appointment as Dean he was for six years an assistant professor of English. In 1904 he was appointed to the chair of Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory. Since 1903 he has also been president...
Application blanks for the 1910 Union Dance were mailed last Monday to all 1910 members of the Union. All replies must be received not later than Thursday, January 14. Every man who accepts must enclose his card and also the name and address of the lady whom he wishes to have invited. As soon as each reply is received an invitation enclosing the card will be sent to the lady by the committee. Any 1910 members of the Union who did not receive application blanks for the dance are requested to leave their names at the office of the Union...
...unfortunate for the cause of athletics whenever a man is prevented from taking part in intercollegiate sport by scholastic difficulties. It implies that a candidate for a University team is unable to do his academic work and his athletics at the same time, and his courses suffer. Were this the case there would be no athletics. The statement of the four major captains on another page, warning their men of probation and other evils, indicates not only a keen interest in the success of their teams but that they have a proper sense of the situation from the standpoint...
Charles Perkins in later life was a great railroad owner, but as a young man could not afford to go to college, as his mother depended upon him for support. As the successor of Charles Lowell in the control of the railroad at Burlington, he received his first experience in railroading. It was upon his advice that the first line across the state of Iowa was built. Throughout his career he always commanded respect for himself and his road by consideration and kindness for all those with whom he came in contact. In the capacity of officer of a bank...