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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...frequent and remarkable scores. An historical society was the last thing discussed ; but the Faculty, recognizing the "social tendency" of these "mutual improvement societies," declined to provide a room for the meetings, and the project has fallen through. The lack of support on the part of the younger classes may perhaps be attributed to the fact that no "shingle" was talked of in the prospectus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A PROGRESSIVE AGE. | 2/8/1878 | See Source »

...informed, will be the event of the coming season. It is rumored that as soon as the river is open a few "boating men," who are disgusted with the management of "club system," will probably charter one of Blakey's shells for their private use; so we may expect to see before long a "gentleman-six" on the Charles. To speak of the Fencing Club and the Pigeon-Shooting Club is but to mention other phases of the same spirit of progress. But the greatest advance we have yet noticed in this direction is the organization of a Philosophical Society...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A PROGRESSIVE AGE. | 2/8/1878 | See Source »

...forensics and theses substituted for forensics must be handed in before May...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 2/8/1878 | See Source »

...TITUS, 3 Stoughton, is the special retail agent in Cambridge, for the heliotypes published by Houghton, Osgood & Co. These heliotypes include many choice subjects from Correggio, Durer, Land-seer, and others. Specimens may be seen at Mr. Titus's room. The pictures are 19 X 24 inches in size, and retail at one dollar each...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 2/8/1878 | See Source »

HOWEVER high a stand Harvard may take in other matters, her position as regards music is not one that does her any credit. True, from the Catalogue we learn that she has a musical professorship and some five courses in music that are pretty well attended. Placards posted from time to time in the Yard, and brief accounts in the Advocate, inform us that a series of concerts is being given at the Sanders Theatre. The College herself has done her share; it is we who are to blame, and justly so, for Harvard's reputation as a college that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MUSIC AT HARVARD. | 2/8/1878 | See Source »

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