Word: member
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...Frye, '86, has been elected a member of the executive committee of five, of the Massachusetts Rifle Association...
...have the authority of a member of the faculty for the following anecdote of Prof. Sophocles: In a certain class, some twenty years ago, there were two students of the same name, one a youth of leisure and the other a man of study. They sat side by side in the Greek section under Professor Sophocles, who was, as is known, a better scholar than instructor. The mark lists at that time were made out monthly, and Jones, the student, was surprised one morning to find that his marks were low, and the other man's were high. The professor...
Longfellow's class in college was one of the most remarkable that ever graduated at Bowdoin. There were, among them, Nathaniel Hawthorne (who spelled his name Hathorne in college); Franklin Pierce, afterward President of the United States; Jonathan Cilley, who was shot, while a member Congress, in a duel, by Mr. Graves of Kentucky; George B. Cheever, a distinguished clergyman and author; Stephen Longfellow the eldest brother of the poet, rapidly rising to distinction at the bar, when his earthly career was cut short by death; John S. C. Abbott, a somewhat famous writer; James W. Bradbury, an able lawyer...
Queen's College is remarkable for the number of quaint customs it retains, among them the summoning the students to meals by trumpet instead of bell, and bringing in the Boar's Head with carols, while every Eastertide the Bursar presents each member of the college with a needle and thread accompanied by the suitable motto "Be Thrifty." The library is one of the largest among the colleges and contains over 60,000 volumes besides many rare manuscripts. New College belies its name, as it was founded in 1586 and besides the usual amount of plate and relics...
...very new on the subject. It is mostly a collection of the old ideas presented in an attractive form by one who has had a large personal experience at Yale. He shows much interest in the matter and this is but natural as his son is a prominent member of the football eleven. In this paper he speaks only of the advantages gained, and on this side he has almost all the prominent educators to back him. Indeed in one place he quotes a long passage from a report of President Eliot, published several years ago. Professor Richards makes...