Word: matter
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...received a request from Sir William Osler, of Oxford, England, who lectured here in 1913, asking that the University send another unit of surgeons to serve in an English government field hospital in either England or France. Dean E. H. Bradford, of the Medical School, to whom the matter was referred, has acceded to the request, and has set June as the earliest date for departure...
...grieved at the feeling of irritation against Harvard that it shows. The poem and prize to which you refer I had never heard of until your letter came. On inquiry I find that it was a prize offered by the students for a student poem, a matter with which the authorities of the University can hardly interfere...
Most libraries have some inevitable drawbacks. The shelves are inaccessible, and they contain much matter of only historical or specialized interest. The Union Library, however, offers every possible convenience and comfort. Its shelves, which are freely accessible, contain a generous collection of carefully chosen books. There are ample reference works, a large number of the best books of English fiction, essays, and poetry, and a considerable representation of German, French, Italian, and classical literatures. Art, music, the social sciences are also well represented; and not the least attractive are the books of biography and history, both ancient and modern, which...
...follow the advice given them at their meeting last Tuesday by President Lowell and Professor Parker, to consider seriously their field of concentration. The business of choosing this field is a serious one; on the decision depends much of the success of a college course. This is a matter to be considered during the spring vacation, and to be discussed with parents or other competent advisers. Very little time remains after the vacation to decide this matter, and it should be taken up as soon as possible...
...vaudeville entertainer. The usual refreshments will be in evidence. During the course of the evening a vote will be taken on the question of serving beer at the class functions. All Juniors are urged to be present so that a representative decision may be reached on this much discussed matter...