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Dates: during 1873-1873
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AGED PROFESSOR (to student at end of bench). Why is yonder organ like unto a widow?

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevities | 5/16/1873 | See Source »

PROFESSOR AGASSIZ is making arrangements to obtain the services of a distinguished naturalist for those students interested in natural history who propose to elect the course marked Zoology. The name of the gentleman is, for reasons best known to Professor Agassiz, at present withheld. It is sufficient to know that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevities | 5/16/1873 | See Source »

THE annual Phi Beta Kappa supper, which came off the evening of May 8, was an event of much interest and pleasure to the members of the ancient and honorable society. The wit did not flag, the songs were sung with spirit and received with hearty applause, and the walk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevities | 5/16/1873 | See Source »

The II H oration and poem will be given in Massachusetts Hall on the last Thursday of the month. Orator, Mr. W. M. Groton; Poet, Mr. J. C. Goodwin.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevities | 5/16/1873 | See Source »

ONE of our most prominent literary societies was greatly amused the other evening at hearing one of its shining lights assert, in debate upon the Modoc war, that the only way for our government to deal with the wary red man was to pursue a similar course to that adopted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevities | 5/16/1873 | See Source »

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