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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Arrant Knave.Stuart Robson and company began a two week's engagement at the Hollis St. Theatre last night in "An Arrant Knave." The play purports to be a mediaeval comedy, but it partakes more of the nature of melodrama than than of comedy, and melodrama of a conventional sort. The second act is real comedy and contains the brightest lines of the play; the other acts move heavily. Except in this second act Mr. Robson is afforded very little opportunity for effective work; it is impossible not to feel that in Chiqui the Knave he has found a part less...
...committee then brought forward the following amendment of an indefinite character to article X of the constitution, to the effect that the executive committee have charge of all matters that may come before the Union. MOtion was then made that proceedings be instituted for a temporary arrangement of some sort by which joint debates might be held with some of the smaller colleges to be followed later by a permanent agreement with Yale. Question referred to committee...
Unique hand-book for ready reference-Admirably adapted to use of school and club, and for ready reference (Philadelphia Critic). A novel and highly entertaining device for acquainting everybody with the principles of parliamentary practice It is parliamentary law taught by practice-a sort of normal school for instruction in the principles essential to the management of deliberative bodies (Critic, New York...
...Yale are not rivals, as the two universities are developing in different lines. During the past twenty-five years Harvard has increased in her undergraduate departments. while Yale's increase has been in her graduate departments. Harvard has a class of special students which seems to be a sort of feeder for the advanced classes-a short cut to the senior class, in fact...
Owing to the absence of Professor Dunbar it has been impossible to provide this year for that division of the class in Pol. Econ. I. into theoretical and practical sections which usually takes place after the mid-years. A sort of compromise course will be arranged, partly theoretical and partly practical...