Word: sayings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...choir sang Sullivan's anthem, "Say, Watchman, what of the night," and Mr. George J. Parker sang the tenor solo from Mendelsshon's "St. Paul," "Be thou faithful unto death...
...method adopted by the Camera Club is to say the east unjust, and cannot be criticized too severely. A few men influenced by a communication which appeared in the CRIMSON, went to work and got about twenty friends to join them in forming a club. Now this would have been all right, had these twenty-five men intended to form a private club, for themselves and friends; but by applying for the use of a room in Sever Hall as a dark room, they have clearly shown that they do not regard their club as a private club...
...injury. The game as played under these rules bears a strong resemblance to football. There are eleven men on each side, and the team is organized very much the same as in foot-ball. Thus far the revival is said to be due to aristocratic influences,-that is to say, the clubs formed have been composed of men of high social standing, a fact which of itself tends to give the game prestige in England...
...formation of an amateur photographic society amongst the students at Harvard. The writer states that a few years ago such a club was in existence, and that it was in a flourishing condition, but that of late, for reasons unexplained, it has entirely disappeared. All that we can say in this matter is that it is to be regretted that the spirit of indifference, formerly so characteristic of everything pertaining to Harvard, should still linger in a few cases, and that a society which has proven itself so useful to amateur photographers, should have been allowed...
...talk on journalism, in place of the usual lecture in English B, and his remarks derived additional interest from the fact that he spoke from actual experience, having been connected with a large newspaper in Philadelphia for nearly four years. Mr. Thayer stated that although what he had to say had no direct bearing on English B, yet he hoped it would prove of value, not only to those of his hearers who intended to enter journalism, but to all who wished to gain some idea of how a newspaper is conducted. He then gave a concise account...