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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...good authority that the overseers passed the recent resolution on the works of the English depart ment without an examination of the present management of the department, and on hearsay at least five years old. A vote of praise for the good work that has been done this past year may be expected after the next decade has passed away...
...collegiate championship was, in itself, honor enough for the lacrosse team, but when that achievement is supplemented by the capture of the Oelrichs cup, emblematic of the championship of America, the college may justly feel proud of its representatives in this sport. The work of the twelve during the past year has been faithful and hard,- its result has been shown in the series of almost uninterrupted victories won from strong teams. The lacrosse team of '82 held both the college championship and the Oelrichs cup; the '83 team held the collegiate championship only; the '84 team failed to hold...
...have been all the more surprised at this report since it seems to us that the most casual examination of facts will show that the instruction is both "systematic and progressive." For the past few years the work in written English, both prescribed and elective, has been of a constantly higher grade, and the increasing interest of the students in this work is strong evidence that the instruction has been successful. While we are by no means certain that at to prescribe class themes is the best way to teach men to write, we believe that the present instructors...
...Photographical Society. The society is one of the most successful which the college contains, and has shown itself to be thoroughly active and progressive, But, notwithstanding the excellent work which the members of the society have produced, the nature of the organization is such that in the past but little opportunity has been afforded it to interest the public in its work. With the purpose of overcoming this disadvantage it was proposed that the society should give a public exhibition of the most praiseworthy work of its members, and extend to its many friends this opportunity of an examination into...
...turn out in full numbers, for it is probable that the interest in the game will be sufficient to attract the entire college to Holmes; yet, aside from this, the undergraduates ought to improve this opportunity to testify by their presence and cheers the appreciation in which the past work of the nine is held. Without reckoning the students, however, it is probable that a large crowd of other spectators will be attracted to the game from a desire to see a sharply played match between two strong nines; for the Dartmouth team, which we defeated this spring...