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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...same year, the Advocate appeared, and the first volume contained seven numbers. Gradually the numbers have been increased, until at present the Harvard Advocate, as the paper has been called since 1872, is published twenty times during college term...
About forty of the Andover men in college had their first annual dinner at Parker's last evening. Mr. J. H. Ropes, '89, presided. Principal Bancroft and Professor Comstock of the school were present, and by their effective speeches added much to the pleasure of the occasion. Toasts were responded to by Landon, '92; Lund, M. S.; Sempers, D. S.; Dodge, '91; Lloyd, G. S. School day reminiscences were talked over, and the relations of Andover and Harvard discussed. The dinner was deservedly a success and a happy inaugural of more united relations between the Andover men in college...
Brown university has recently bought several estates adjoining the present college grounds, in order to secure sufficient space for the new physical laboratory now being erected. Thirty thousand dollars has been subscribed by the alumni to support the gymnasium, which will be constructed immediately from the Lyman fund...
...which will be new to most audiences. In some of these airs a flute part is introduced and a 'cello will probably be soon added to the club. The effect in these Spanish airs is heightened by use of triangle, cymbals, tambourine, and castanets. The following men at present compose the club...
...building. On the following day "Bones" took its share of the fence, and so did "Wolf's Head," the third senir society. Then there was a general rending apart of the old rails and posts, and sent in small parcels to graduates all over the country, so that at present portions of the once historic Yale fence can be seen in all large cities and towns of the United States...