Word: maters
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...should learn to respect the opinions of those who are older and better than himself. Harvard-or, for the matter of that, any college-can not afford to slight such opinions of her graduates, especially as the communication of "Graduate," who evidently has the athletic welfare of his alma mater at heart, was only a mild criticism and suggestion. Such criticisms can do no harm, and very often do much good, and certainly do not call for such a spiteful and childish retort...
...material of which the new building is to be constructed is East Haven stone, laid in various styles. The basement wall, up to the mater tablet, will be laid "crazy," the first story in broken ashler; the second story in regular ashler. There will be numerous gable windows and other ornamental devices which have come into use in modern architecture. Open fireplaces, window seats, and in fact everything which tends to make a perfectly appointed gentlemen's clubhouse, will be found within the new building.-Boston Herald...
...field in of knowledge as well as their victories in the field of athletics will keep their memory green in the hearts of all those who were in college with them. A few days hence they will wave their degrees high in air and bid their Alma Mater an affectionate farewell. Our best wishes go with them, may their actions in the great world about us equal their achievements in our college world. To the class of '88 which is about to take the place vacated by those who have their Class Day to day, we extend our earnest wishes...
Exeter men will be interested to know that a book of the lectures given at their Alma Mater in 1885-6, has just been published. It includes addresses by Edward Everett E. Hale, Phillips Brooks, Ex-President Porter, President McCosh and others...
...person who drew the cartoon. It seems absurd that college faculties will never look in the right light on drawings in which any of their fellows are depicted, but must always take them in bad part, without reflecting that the last person who would intentionally injure their Alma Mater by placing their president in a compromising light would be the students themselves...