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...Charles Martin Thayer, The Ordinance of 1787.- G. F. Hoar. 6, William Loftus Monro, Anselmo, the Priest.- Mrs. Constance Runcie. 7, William Homer Warren, The Greek revolution.- Henry Clay. (Intermission of five minutes). 8, Clement Garnett Morgan, The Emancipation proclamation.- Carl Schurz. 9, Thornton Woodbury, The Memories of Middlesex.- Rufus Choate. 10, Robert John Cary, Toussaint L' Ouverture.- Wendell Phillips. 11, Charles Washington Luck, The Benediction.- Francois Foppee. 12, Herbert Henry Darling, Daniel O'Connell.- Wendell Phillips. 13, Isaac Levi Alder, Obedience...
...subtile metaphysician, are all for a time united and will probably impress their distinguishing peculiarities upon the work." The noticeable characteristic of this periodical was its fertility in stories, and poetry of more than ordinary merit. Among its editors who have since attained eminence were Nathan Hale, Jr., Rufus King, and James Russell Lowell, all of the class of 1838. An amusing feature of the magazine was the publication of extracts from rejected manuscripts under the title of "Shyllyoliana," The paper always led a rather dubious existence and, after the publication of the fourth volume, lack of support caused...
...Rufus Ellis supports the prayer system at Harvard in a recent sermon, taking for his text, "I would that men should pray every where...
...beneficial to the literary training of contributors. The contributor to the magazine was put upon his metal to write the best essay or criticism in his power. It was in work of this kind that such men as Edward Everett, Cornelius C. Felton, J. O. Sargeaut, James Russell Lowell, Rufus King. James Freeman Clark, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and others were trained...
...Shakspere Club held its second public meeting last evening before an audience of about 200 ladies and gentlemen. The programme was as follows: L. Litchfield, '85, "Rufus Choate," by Wendell Phillips. T. H. Root, '85, "Wreck of the Arctic," by H. W. Beecher. E. T. Sanford, '85, "Enmity towards Great Britain," by Rufus Choate. J. W. Richardson, '86, "Treason of Slavery," by Carl Schurz. D. Kelleher, "The Wreck of the Hesperus," by H. W. Longfellow. I. Dickerman, '86, "Sectional Services in the late War," by Caleb Cushing. E. Stevens, '86, "White Murder Trial," by Webster. T. Rogers, "Aux Haliens...