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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...students interested in amateur photography are invited to meet in my room, on Monday evening at half-past seven o'clock. The advantages of a college society will be discussed...
...becoming the rule. The interest which the students show in this pastime is not surprising. Nowhere so much as at college does the student wish to perpetuate the pleasant memories of faces which cluster around his life. the pleasure of looking over in future years some old photographs of past friends and scenes of college life, taken by himself or by his friends, would undoubtedly be a great one to a graduate...
Another pleasant walk is up Brattle street. This takes us past the old Lowell estate, which is on our left, an old house, painted of course, yellow and white, set back a considerable distance from the street, and surrounded by very spacious grounds, which contain a fine grove of tall trees, and are themselves surrounded by an almost inhospitably tall fence. Next we come to Mt. Auburn cemetery, which is of course interesting, so to speak, exofficio, and also because it contains a moderately high tower, which is itself considerably elevated. From this we may get a very good...
...collectively-making eight men work like eight men, and like one machine. The conditions are wholly different. Consider, gentlemen, what you are doing, and also explain the peculiar distinction you make between a professional (!) such as Mr. Bancroft, and a paid coach, such as Mr. Lathrop! Perhaps in the past the coach may have been allowed to influence or decide questions foreign to his duties as coach. But that is no reason why we no longer need a coach. Be sure, gentlemen, that you are aiming at the abuse, and have not ascribed results to the wrong cause; be sure...
...half past seven yesterday evening more than a hundred men had gathered in the meeting room of the gymnasium, so that it was uncomfortably crowded. The general sentiment of those present seemed to be that the hearing was premature and did not give the students the chance for concerted action which was desirable. A request was first made to the committee for postponement which they refused absolutely, saying the subject must come before the faculty to day. As the faculty meeting to day is a stated one, it cannot make much difference to its members whether they transact more...