Word: selective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Wendell desires that the next Junior theme should be a summary of the plot or substance of some play novel, or speech. The student may select his own subject with the approval of the instructor. The following were suggested by Mr. Wendell at the lecture yesterday : Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Ivanhoe, Matthew Arnold's Essay on the Functions of Criticism, Tom Jones, Burke's speech on Conciliation with America, and Webster's speech on the White murder trial...
...from the Nassau Lit, will be news to Harvard men :-"Harvard has a musical instructor in the person of Professor Payne. This gentleman has charge of all the musical interests of the college. He trains the glee clubs and choruses, and daily presides at the college organ-rendering a select programme of choice music...
President Eliot suggests that the boat club select an investigating committee on the recent boat house accident and recommends that some friends of Mr. Mead the man worst injured, be placed upon...
Meeting of the Non-Society men of the class of '84 tonight in Holden Chapel at 7-30, to select a committee of two to make arrangements for elections...
...president of the boat club has appointed Messrs. Agassiz '84, and Bryant '84, as a committee to select cups for the winning crew of last year...