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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...series of visits to Appleton Chapel during morning prayers. What their purpose is, we do not know, except that it has some connection with the recent prayer petition. Perhaps they are criticising the service, with a view to making it more palatable to the non-conformists,-if the petitioners may be called so; or, perhaps they are taking evidence from the faces of the congregation as to whether there is much good derived from compulsory chapel-going. We sincerely hope the former contingency is not the actual case. Improvements in the service, if they are possible, will not avail much...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/6/1885 | See Source »

At the close of the meeting, Prof. Peabody presented a petition for an increased license fee, to which he asked the signature of any Cambridge voters who might be present.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard T. A. League. | 2/28/1885 | See Source »

At an adjourned meeting of the board of overseers, President E. Rockwood Hoar in the chair, it was voted to concur with the president and fellows in appointing George Anthony Hill, A. M., instructor in engineering, and George William Sawin proctor. The election of William James, M. D., as professor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard College Overseers. | 2/19/1885 | See Source »

Although the members of the faculty seemed particularly reticent about disclosing anything in connection with their meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the result of the discussion which took place then has leaked out. After a protracted debate on the subject of voluntary prayers, the board decided by their vote to put...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/12/1885 | See Source »

There will be a special meeting of the faculty this afternoon to discuss the prayer petition.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/10/1885 | See Source »

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