Word: owens
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Alone among American institutions of learning, did it enjoy the privilege of electing a representative to the state legislature. The period of study as at Cambridge and Oxford covered 3 years. The first college building was planned by Sir Christopher Owen the architect of St. Pauls. Five years after the first commencement exercises held at the beginning of the last century, the building, with the library and physical apparatus, was destroyed by fire, at a time when the colonial legislature was holding its sessions in its walls, curiously co-incident with the fate that befell Harvard Hall in 1764. Unfortunate...
...Owen Wistar, '82, read the poem at the meeting of the St. Paul's School alumni last week...
Owing to the state of his health and declining years, Prof. Owen has resigned his appointment as superintendent of the natural history departments of the British Museum...
...Glee Club gave a successful concert at Exeter last night. Every selection, especially the college songs, was thoroughly appreciated. The programme was as follows : 1. "Spanish Drinking Song," Owen Wister; "Klage," Franz Gluck; 2. Tenor solo by Mr. Lilienthal; 3. "Serenade," Marschner; 4. "Three Glasses," Fischer; 5. College songs; 6. "Winter Song." Gade; 7. Solo by Mr. McCagg; 8. Waltz song; 9. "Bill of Fare;" 10. College songs...
...second part, Mayerbeer's Coronation March from the "Prophet," was finely given by the Pierian, and was undoubtedly their most successful number. Owen Wister's beautiful "Spanish Drinking Song" was next given, the solo being sung by Mr. McCagg. Messrs. Frederick (violin), T. H. Cabot (cello). and Osborne (piano), gave an excellent and highly successful rendering of Schubert's Andante, op. 100; it was one of the most successful numbers on the programme. Mr. Lilienthal's interpretation of Osgood's exquisite song, "My Lady," fully matched the beauty of the song and was loudly encored. Hatton's "Good Night...