Word: said
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...fact that when Colonel Sever was in college he was only saved from being "rusticated" by the interference of the President, and thus the Sever bequest was insured. He recommended the matter to President Eliot as a good result of easy discipline. Turning to Governor Rice, he said, "I shall enter upon no encomium to Massachusetts. Here she stands, and here she sits...
After some pleasant reminiscences, he introduced President Eliot, who was welcomed with cheers. After speaking of the new Gymnasium and other gifts to the University, which, during the past year, have amounted to over $300,000, the President said...
...Robert C. Winthrop was next introduced. After complimenting Lord Dufferin, and paying a tribute to the English language, he said...
...anticipatory examination in this subject. At that time we felt obliged to protest against this reduction as unjust, and so now we are happy to say that the professor has reconsidered his intention; and not only this, but has announced that it is in consequence of what was said in the College papers. We are glad to see that one of our instructors, at least, pays some attention to our wishes as expressed in the papers, and we thank him heartily for his consideration...
SINCE the speaking was so successful, it is all the more to be regretted that the decisions of the judges were not successful also. We say this weighing our words, for there were few indeed, we had almost said none, of those who heard the speaking, who were not disappointed and surprised at the award of the prizes. We would not for a moment question either the undoubted merits of the successful competitors, or the wishes of the gentlemen who acted as judges to do their best in a very difficult and, to some of them apparently, a novel position...