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...many University functions that have had interesting developments beginning with the founding of the College, Commencement Day stands well among the first. In the olden times that day was celebrated as a public holiday on which the Governor came in state from Boston and the people for miles around thronged in as to a country fair. Drunkenness was common, and as early as 1693 there were symptoms that Commencement Day was becoming a period of disturbing festivity. Accordingly in that year the Corporation voted certain restrictions and their action, coupled with the activity of President Quincy at the beginning...
...season of pop concerts is nearing its end. Mr. whemocy, who is now conducting, has confirmed the pleasant impression he created a year ago with his delightfully varied programs. Next Monday night, he will give a program of dance music, running from the Gavotte and Minuet of olden times to modern wizaes, one-steps, and tangos. On Thursday, June 28th, Mr. Lenom will render a Swedish program...
...sportsmanlike hospitality of the Englishman is proverbial. In the olden days he used to try to kill his enemy with an axe; that failing, he invited him to dinner. Now, in athletic contests, he beats his rivals in the afternoon and then dines them in the evening; or, in the House of Commons, he shouts "traitor" and "liar" at his best friend on the opposite bench and then after the session walks out with him arm in arm. The Yale and Harvard track teams last summer experienced more than a touch of that social grace which the Englishman unites with...
...regular meeting of the Sociedad Espanola will be held in the Assembly Room of the Union at 8 o'clock this evening. Assistant Professor J. D. M. Ford '94 will give an address on "Spanish Universities and Spanish Student Life in the Olden Days." After the address there will be conversational practice and refreshments will be served. All men in the University who are interested in Spanish are invited to be present...
Some Cambridge Schools of the Olden Time, Miss S. S. Jacobs...