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...convention of college presidents has been held in New Haven for the past two days. President Dwight of Yale presides and the general object of the convention is a discussion of branches of education taught in the colleges. The convention will discuss ways by which a better feeling may be established among the students of the different colleges in place of the rivalry that now exists in consequence of the competition in athletics. The subject of college athletics itself is one of the most important under discussion. The conference may result in the formation of an association of the presidents...
...senior class of the Arts Department at Columbia is to establish a new periodical. The first issue will appear on December 1. Considerable space will be devoted to intercollegiate news...
...been for a year. The following officer were then elected: President, N. S. Shaler: vice president, W. M. Woodworth; recording secietary, Collier Cobb; corresponding secretary, W. M. Davis; treasurer, C. B. Davenport; librarian, H. H. Field; curator, G. H. Parker. It was thought best to elect a number of new members in order to arouse a wider interest in the society's work. The following men were then elected members: Boardman, Shaler Berry, Ganong, Young, Potter, Dodge, Gage, Woodworth, Eastman, Darling, Little, Cornish, P. K. Brown. H. T. Brown, A. Read, B. P. Cheney, S. Dexte, 2nd., Emmons, N. Hapgood...
Harvard men will receive careful attention at the wardrooms of the new firm of the Alexander Co., 26 West street, Boston, and will find there all the latest novelties in gold and silver, and a selected stock of diamonds, watches, ivory and leather goods, and umbrellas. Special attention given to prize cups and medals...
STUDENTS OF HARVARD COLLEGE: On or about November 1st, I shall open a school of Shorthand and Type-writing at Harvard square (positive time and location announced later) expressly for the students of Harvard College. I shall teach my new system of short hand, which is liberally endorsed by the press and expert stenographers as the easiest, briefest and most accurate system of shorthand extant; it can be completely mastered in three months and a speed of 125 words per minute acquired. Pupils write from the first lesson. The first week will be free and I cordially invite all students...