Word: regrets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Goldsmith, Rev. James Kimball, Rev. F. T. Hazlewood and General John Kennett; secretary, Geo. T. Eaton; treasurer, S. W. Abbott; executive committee, W. A. Mowry, G. W. W. Dove, G. W. Ware, Jr., and W. H. Parmenter. Hon. George O. Shattuck presided, and after reading a letter of regret from Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, he introduced Dr. Bancroft as the first speaker. Professor Palmer of Harvard spoke after Dr. Bancroft. Among the other speakers were President Carter of Williams, Dr. Scott of Exeter, and Mr. Stuart of New Haven. The Andover Academy Glee Club was present and sang several times...
...gymnasium, last evening, a fair number of spectators saw the most successful of the weekly contest that has yet been held. The number of contestants, however, did not increase, as was expected, much to the regret of those who are interested in the success of the team next spring...
...chief topic of conversation at Wellesley during the past week has been the treatment of the Pierian So-duality of Harvard on last Monday evening, when they gave a concert here. They were no doubt treated in a very inhospitable manner, and much regret was expressed among those who attended their excellent concert. But matters reached a crisis when a scathing article on their cold reception at Wellesley appeared in the Harvard CRIMSON. It was no doubt just, but slightly inconsiderate. The Sodality do not seem to remember that they came, not on the invitation of the college...
...Harvard Union is an old institution and one which deserves support from the college. It affords to men a chance to learn something of parliamentary law, to speak in public without embarrassment, and to learn to for emulate ideas with rapidity and precision. Its usefulness is manifest. We regret to learn, consequently, that the number of men from the lower classes who are accustomed to speak at the Union debates is not large, and that the interest taken by those who have spoken is not enthusiastic or persistent. This really is a great mistake. Men ought to make...
...matter of regret to members of the clubs that, through lack of time they were unable to visit St. Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas City and Denver, whose alumni associations has sent urgent invitations to the clubs to visit their cities: but it is hoped that circumstances will permit of their doing so next year...