Word: space
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...with apparently as little effort as it assumed its abnormal one. The college authorities, and the undergraduates who co-operated with them, are to be congratulated upon the way in which all the arrangements were made for the successful issue of Harvard's 250th birthday. But during the short space of three days, much has happened which time alone can never efface from the memory of all those who were present. It was indeed a great day for Harvard when the President attended by his cabinet arrived at the main entrance of the college, and slowly drove through the yard...
...education, a proof is presented of the democratic sense of our people and not an argument against the supreme value of the best and most liberal education in high public position. (Applause.) There is no reason why the walks of the most classical education should be separated by any space or distance from the ways that lead to public place. Surely the splendid destiny which awaits patriotic effort in behalf of our country will be the sooner reached when the men of education and our best thinkers, deem it a duty of citizenship to actively and practically engage in public...
...university may now well feel proud that their beloved school has been enabled to carry to so successful a conclusion a celebration distinguished by so many remarkable features. Rarely, perhaps never, in the history of the college, have so great a number of interesting events occurred within the space of one short day as have happened within the last twenty-four hours. The exercises of the morning were almost equalled by those of the afternoon, - higher praise could not be given...
...concert of the afternoon was extremely delightful and the lack of space in the theatre for even one extra person, testified to its due appreciation. But we regret that something more appropriate to the day and commemorative of the college could not have been offered...
...lack of space we are unable to publish the account of the Exeter foot-ball game. The score was 158 to 0, in favor of Harvard...