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...afternoon session was called at 2 P. M. The principal features of the session were an address by Mr. Ober, on " The College Prayer Meeting-its Object and How to make it Successful," and a discussion of " Inter-collegiate Relations," by Mr. Wishard. The meeting adjourned at about half past four...
...evening meeting was public, and was held in Appleton Chapel, being called at about quarter past seven. Fifteen minutes was given to a song service, and then followed addresses by Mr. H. M. Moore, and Mr. Clifford, of London. Rev. Alexander McKenzie, D. D., was to speak, but was unable to be present. A letter, however, from Dr. McKenzie was read at the meeting...
...English department. And to give the best of this work to the college public, is the object of our literary supplement. Our plan is to select, with the assistance of the instructors of the English department, the most readable of the essays, " themes," and " forensics," which in the past have lain idle in the desks of the instructors, and to print them in the form of a monthly supplement. At all events we shall try the experiment once, and see how it works. The instructors, we are glad to say, show the warmest interest in the scheme, and have kindly...
...preliminary conference meeting was held yesterday afternoon, in accordance with the summons of the faculty. At a few minutes past 4 o'clock, Professor Palmer called the delegates to order in the advanced French room, Sever 21. The full number were present; Professors Palmer, Shaler and James; Assistant-professor Croswell and Mr. Wendell: Carpenter, Halbert, Goodale and W. B Noble, for '85; Claflin, Huddleston, Merriam and R. D. Smith for '86 ; H . L . Clark, F. S. Coolidge, Herron, and H . E. Peabody, for '87, and Garrison, Lund, Pierce, and E. B. Thayer for '88 . The prime question for which...
...years past Harvard university has been trying, first, to stimulate the preparatory schools to give attention to English, and secondly, to develop and improve its own instruction in that department; but its success thus far has been very moderate...