Word: old
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...late James Russell Lowell, during his term of service in the Smith Professorship, made a large collection of books in the Romance Languages, mainly in Old French and Spanish. In his will be gave from this collection such books as were not already to be found on the shelves of the Harvard College Library, but the greater part of the collection remained in the hands of his heirs. This part consists of over seven hundred volumes, many of them of great interest to the student of Romance Languages, not only of course by reason of their intrinsic value, but also...
...poetry, there is little to say, and that in praise. "The Old Song," and "The Plaidie," both by Charles Sibley Gage '67, have that indefinable power which characterizes the verses of Robert Burns. They are bits of sweet melody, whose strength lies in their simplicity. The editorials are timely; the book notices are mediocre...
...Bernard has been appointed coach for this year and, judging from the improvement which the men are making under his instruction, the play promises to be one of the most successful which the Cercle has yet undertaken. The scenery, which was taken from an old etching at the College of Beauve, was designed especially for the play, and the costumes were made for the occasion. The poster was open to competition this year, and the one by R. H. Greeley '01 was accepted...
...oldest college in the world is Mohammand College at Cairo which was 1000 years old when Oxford was founded. It has 11,000 students...
With an unusually large number of old members back, the musical clubs should have a very successful year. The Mandolin Club has already been reduced to its permanent form. It includes nineteen old members and six new men, and is probably the most advanced of the three clubs. By adding the drum, violin, etc., it has developed an orchestral form for seven or eight parts. The Banjo Club has fourteen out of twenty former members, and sixteen candidates are now trying for the vacancies. Last year the club was not up to its usual standard, but this year...