Word: objective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...students of the University of Pennsylvania. The success of the presentation was such that the play was repeated last Friday evening in New York for the benefit of the American School at Athens. The interest aroused by so unusual an event, as well as by the worthiness of the object, filled the Academy of Music to repletion with an audience representative of the culture of New York and New England. Not a few Harvard men were to be seen, notably Pres. Eliot, Dr. Brooks, Prof. Lowell, Prof. Goodwin and Prof. J. W. White. Many recent graduates also were present, amongst...
...meeting of the Society last evening the constitution drawn up by the committee was slightly amended and passed. Its chief points are as follows: The society shall be known as The Conference Francaise (Harvard French Society.) It shall be conducted in French, and have for its object the practice of the French tongue among its members. Debates, readings and literary entertainments will be held at its meetings. At the next meeting Mr. Bocher will give a reading which will be followed by a debate. All intending to join the society must send their names to Mr. Kalopothakes, of executive committee...
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball & Co. have produced a Cigarette that has long been desired. It is delicately perfumed, just enough to destroy the odor of the burning paper, and changes the smoke to an incense, so entirely different from the ordinary Cigarette, that no one can object to its use, it is innoxious and universally liked...
...meet with any considerable success. It is certain from the vigorous action of the present corps of officers, that this condition will now be reversed. There are no societies in the university which deserve a more lasting support than this, for it stands alone as the single society whose object is in any way related to temperance. A course of lectures or addresses by prominent men would do more to foster temperate habits among the students than any other work of the society...
...Inter-collegiate Foot-ball Association met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Saturday evening. Representatives were present from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania and Wesleyan colleges. The object of the meeting was to arrange for the fall series of games. Discussion arose in arranging a game between Yale and Princeton. Yale wanted it at the Polo Grounds in the city, but Princeton objected. No decision was reached in time for publication...