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...study of elocution at Harvard has in the past few years undergone a marked change. In place of individual instruction to the students, class work has been substituted and, judging by the improvement shown in the speaking on the Boylston stage last year, this work has proved to be successful. It is now intended that those who have studied elocution, continue to work in unison by forming a club. The object of this club will be to promote the study of elocution, oratory and the classical drama and to arouse a wider interest in them not only at Harvard College...
After a fortnight of steady work on the part of the gentlemen composing the various committees appointed to make arrangements for the grand parade of tonight, everything is now brought into working order, and we expect our division of the parade to be again, as in years past, the most unique and interesting feature of the whole affair. It is certain that the preparations for the event which have been made this year by the college are on a far more elaborate scale than ever before. Whether this is advisable or not is an open question; but that the Harvard...
...Natural History Society held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday evening. After an interesting paper on the Eozoon Canadense had been read by Mr. Jos. E. Humphrey of the Scientific school, a general discussion was opened regarding the future work of the society, For some time past the society has been a natural history society by name only and it was therefore felt by the members present that something ought to be done immediately to reorganize the society and set it upon its legs again. For this purpose a committee was elected consisting of Messrs. Nolen, Harris...
Foot ball game with Trinity, this afternoon at half past three...
...loss of small articles from the Gymnasium and Memorial has come to be such a common occurrence during the past few years that we now pay but small attention to the complaints made of such thefts. This state of affairs, however, has now assumed an aspect which renders any further tolerance far from wise. During the present week a watch and quite a considerable sum of money were deliberately stolen from a locker in the Gymnasium. The theft must have been the work of some one who it intimately acquainted with the interior arrangements of the Gymnasium and with...