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...Reverend Mr. Leslie Glenn, Rector of Christ's Church, who recently organized a small group of students interested in the ministry, expressed the view, last night, "that clubs of a similar nature at Harvard University for the purpose of giving students a clear and concise explanation of the professions would fill a great need...
Last week's diocesan convention, at York, Pa., struggled through eight ballots. The clergy wanted, out of nine proposed candidates, Frederick P. Houghton, rector of St. John's Church, Lancaster, Pa. The laymen wanted Wyatt Brown, dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo. Dean Brown, 46, married, won. He was confidently expected to accept...
...other lecturers will be as follows: February 15, the Reverend Arthur Kinsolving, Rector of Trinity Church, Boston; February 15, Dean W. B. Donham '98, Dean of the Graduate School of Business Administration; March 1, Dr. R. C. Cabot '89, professor of Clinical Medicine and of Social Ethics; March 8, Professor K. F. Mather, professor of Geology...
...Frank, Rector of St. Andrews, Newark. N. J.; celebrant of last week's ceremony...
Many another scientist's wife has struggled with her famed husband's indifference to practical life, his desire for isolation. Louis Pasteur (1822-95) French chemist, obtained protection by marrying the rector's daughter of Strasburg Academy while he was professor at the University of Strasburg. Emma Wedgwood of the English pottery family became the wife of her cousin, young Charles Darwin (1809-82). Although she loved theatres, gay parties, she was very religious, regretted that Charles was not. He made her promise, however, never to interfere with his work on Evolution. During acute attacks...