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EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: The notable lack of accommodation in the way of college rooms invites attention to some effort to remedy this lack, until some generous patron has given us a new dormitory. Everyone has noticed that our oldest hall, Massachusetts, has long been given to vacancy and examinations, no use being made of it all, practically, except on rare occasions. The use of this hall as a dormitory was discontinued with the building of new halls some ten years ago in which sufficient accommodations were provided for all the students then here. With the advent of Sever Hall...
...Kappa Alpha Society, the oldest of the college Greek letter secret fraternities, was founded at Union College in 1825. Its first chapter was planted at Williams College in 1833, among the founders at Williamstown being the late United States Senator James Dixon of Connecticut. The Williams chapter is to celebrate its semi-centennial this year in connection with the college commencement. A public reception will be given on the evening of July...
Oxford consists of twenty-one colleges, three halls and at present two private halls. The colleges are, All Souls, Balliol, Brasenose, Christ Church, Corpus Christi, Exeter, Hertford, Jesus, St. John's, Keble, Lincoln, Magdalen, Merton, New, Oriel, Pembroke, Queen's, Trinity, University (the oldest, endowed in 1249 A. D.), Wadham, Worcester; the halls are, St. Edmund, St. Mary and New Inn; the private halls are, Charsley's and Turrell...
...firmly held. The game originated in France, in the 15th century, and Louis XI., Henry II., and Charles IX., were expert players. M. Borre, who died in 1873, for many years superintendent of the tennis court at the Tuilleries, was considered the best player who ever lived. The oldest English tennis court was built early in the 16th century, in Hampton Court Palace...
...department is one of the best organized in the university, the suggestion of our correspondent on this subject is one which deserves notice. There is undoubtedly a great demand for more courses on American history. It is strange that a college situated as is Harvard, in one of the oldest of the original colonies, should have no course in colonial history. This subject has occupied the attention of many of the best scholars of the country, and recent years have done much to add to our stock of knowledge. The course was conducted a few years ago by Mr. Lodge...