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...Charles Doolittle Walcott, dean of American geologists and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, will preside, and Dr. J. Playfair McMurrich of the University of Toronto, the retiring President, will make a presidential address...
...Commencement many years ago Lord Playfair quoted the saying that the function of the two great English universities was to teach men to spend, that of the Scotch universities to teach them to earn, an income respectably; and he added that American universities existed for both of those objects. This cryptic remark might be the subject of endless discussion. The aim of the American college should be, not to give its students the technical training and tools of their future occupation, but rather to fit them to be citizens, to develop those qualities that lead to the better life both...
...their scores: HARVARD. TECHNOLOGY. Games. Bridgman, 0 Goddard, 1 Brackett, 0 McClure, 1 Cogswell, 0 Howland, 1 Fiske, 1 Granger, 0 Utley, 1 Abbot, 1 Brown, 1 Broderick, 1 Crosby, 0 Totals, 8 Games. Lowrie, 0 Edmunds, 0 Morey, 0 Helpern, 0 Cline, 1 Newton, 0 Ternan, 0 Playfair, 1 Swett, 0 Hermis, 0 Van Hook, 0 Lyon, 0 Weeks...
...president called for responses for various toasts upon the following persons: Rev. Dr. Creighton, of Emmanuel College; Dr. Charles Taylor, of St. John's College, Cambridge; Rt. Hon. Sir Lyon Playfair, University of Edinburgh, Dr. Dwight, Mr. Angell, J. R. Lowell, Senator Hoar. Mr. Rivers, Prof. Agassiz, G. W. Curtis, Dr. Holmes, Dr. Mitchell of Yale, Prof. Thayer...
...hear such a flow of eloquence issue from their lips as then was heard, then he may boldly say that he has "lived to eat." It is not often that even a Harvard graduate may listen at once to after-dinner speeches by President Eliot, President Cleveland, Sir Lyon Playfair, Judge Devens and Mr. Geo. William Curtis. All of these addresses were remarkable for their strength and depth of sentiment. Through all of them there ran a just pride in Harvard's past achievements and a justifiable anticipation of her future capabilities. President Cleveland's speech was especially noticeable...