Word: mets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Hasty Pudding Club, following the custom of former years, devoted a portion of the vacation week to a trip to New York, where two performances of the theatricals were given for the benefit of the University Boat Club. Those who were to take part in the play met in the Albany Station on Sunday afternoon, and took possession of a special parlor car attached to the 4.30 New York express. The journey was made comfortably and without any marked incidents. On the arrival of the party at New York coaches were taken for the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where the club...
...Union met last evening in Sever 11 and discussed the question "Resolved, that the Preservation of Constitutional Government requires the Immediate Repeal of the Hoar Presidential Succession Bill." Mr. Mahany, '88, opened for affirmative, and Mr. Duane, '88, for the negative, followed by Mr. Sternbergh, '87, for the affirmative, and Mr. Hamilton, '87, for the negative. When the debate was declared open the following gentlemen spoke from the floor: Affirmative, Griffin, '88, Harriman, '88, Carmall, '87; negative, Campbell, '86, Platt, '88, W. L. Currier, '87, Bronson, Sp., Hesseltine, '88, Proctor...
...number of college professors recently met in New York and formed the American Economic Association. The object of the society is to promote among thinking men a more careful study and a better understanding of the economic problems, and especially those in which labor is involved. Among those connected with it are Francis A. Walker of the Institute of Technology, Pres. Adams of Cornell, Prof. Ely of Johns Hopkins, and Prof. James of the University of Pennsylvania...
...Harvard Overseers met yesterday morning at 70 Water street. They voted to concur with the President and Fellows in their vote repainting Charles Palmary Parker, A. B., tutor in Greek and Latin, for three years from Sept. 1, 1886, and Charles Montraville Green, M. D., Instructor in Obstitrics for the current academic year...
...that name - since that time the Small-Pox has been in Boston in 20 familys which has drove a third almost of this people out of Boston, and the General Court adjourned to the College, the Council to the Library, and the House, to the Hall where they have met for the despatch of Public Business till last Wednesday; for on Tuesday night about 12 o'clock, in the severest snow storm I ever remember I heard the cry of Fire, one moment brought me to the window where I saw the old Harvard College on fire...