Word: masterful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...members of this University who come from Worcester held a dinner at the Parker House recently. Worcester has sent many men here of late and a party of twenty were gotten together. F. L. Dean, '88 presided as toast-master and a most enjoyable evening was passed. The dinner was enlivened by songs, that of Liscomb, '91 being especially good and his hits were appreciated by an enthusiastic audience. Samuel Winslow, captain of the '85 nine, was present, as were Stearns, '82; Thayer, '85; Gage, '86 and Smith, '86-and Moore of the Scientific School.- The aim of the participants...
...freshman quarters at New London three years ago, hung on the wall at the end of the room. The table, shaped like an E, was decorated with flowers. A neat book of songs was laid by each plate. The officers of the dinner were: President, Perry Trafford; toast-master. Benjamin Weaver; orator, Thornton Woodbury; poet, Carleton Hunneman; prophet, J. H. Sears; chorister, M. A. Taylor...
...Young was born in Boston, June 30, 1882. His early education was received in the schools of that city. He went through the Boston Latin School in the days of Head-Master Gardiner, and was one of that famous teacher's favorite pupils. He entered Harvard College in 1869, and after an exceedingly brilliant record graduated in 1873, The year following his graduation he taught in the Boston Latin School. In 1874 he was appointed as Instructor in History and Roman Law in Harvard College. In 1876 he received the degree of Ph. D. on a course of study...
...officers at the Pierian dinner on Monday evening were: Garrison, toast-master; Loeb, orator; Gleason, poet; Faulkner, chorister...
...assemblies are so called because the events related took place before a number of people gathered together. The ninth one describes how the adventurer was brought before a judge by his wife, on the charge of having married her under false pretences. He had given out that he was master of the trade of stringing pearls, but, when called upon to earn his living, said that the pearls he meant were the pearls of speech. The judge was pleased with the fellow's ingenuity, and, after urging the woman to submit to the will of her lord, dismissed...