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Four living ex-presidents of the college were in the receiving line: Josiah Quincy Senior 1790, Edward Everett 1811, Jared Sparks 1815, and James Walker 1814. Mr. Quincy, one of the oldest of the company present told the Prince that he had been introduced sixty-six years before in 1794 to the grand-father of Prince Edward and the great-great-grandfather of the present heir apparent. Before leaving the library the Prince and his party affixed their signatures to the visitor's book, and the bold signature "Albert Edward" is still well preserved in the "Register of Visitors...
...oldest existing musical organization in America began its existence at Harvard is related in a pamphlet entitled "The Early History of the Pierian Sodality of 1808," which has recently been sent to every Sodality alumnus in the country whose address is known, by the Pierian Sodality Alumni organization. The pamphlet reprints the article by the courtesy of the Harvard Graduates' Magazine, which contained the article in the March issue of 1908 on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the Pierian Sodality...
...King. The Government, or Hejaz National Committee, then elected Ali (oldest son of Husein, Emir of Medina) King of Hejaz, in accordance with the terms of the abdication. It was expressly stated, however, that the offer of the throne was made on condition that Ali conform to the wishes of the people of Hejaz. His father's throne was accepted by Ali on this condition; but the throne of the Califate was left vacant until the election of a Calif by the Pan-Islamic Committee. at Cairo, unless Ibn Saud should capture Mecca and elect himself Calif...
Following a custom of many year's standing, the University has again named the 12 oldest living graduates. Of these probably the most active is Charles William Eliot '53, President of Harvard University emeritus, who celebrated his 90th birthday last March...
...these 12 "Grand Old Men" were born in Massachusetts, and seven now reside in this state. Of these men, three reside in Cambridge, and four life in the near vicinity. The oldest is 93 and the youngest 86. They are arranged in chronological order as follows...