Word: spokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Last evening the Rev. Phillips Brooks, of Boston, delivered an interesting address to the members of the St. Paul's Society. He congratulated the society upon its growth and the high standing which it has attained in the college. He then spoke of the position of the Christian man in the University. A true Christian, the speaker said, was a follower of Jesus, and one who was not ashamed to own it. Christianity is not a sect or division of religion, it is the universal religion or none...
...want to do it. It is the college men and the educated men who have studied the tariff theoretically; they are the best judges of tariff reform. Mr. Grimcke, as the representative of the colored Democrats said he supposed he was present to give color to the meeting. He spoke forcibly and convincingly in favor of the Democratic candidates and their principles, and said that it was to their hands that the colored people should entrust their welfare...
...days ago we spoke of the progress which is being made by the Banjo Club. Those who were present at the last Glee Club end Pierian concert will remember what a pleasant feature the members of the Banjo Club introduced into the programme of the evening, and will, no doubt, join us in hoping that the experiment may be repeated this year. There is one suggestion which we would make, however, and that is that the music should be of a lighter character than that chosen for last year's performance. Light, jiggy airs are far more appropriate...
...conclusion of the reading of the committee's letter, Mr. Brooks spoke briefly in the interest of Harvard's athletics. The blame, he said, for the defeat of our athletic teams was too apt to be put upon one man, whereas the responsibility of the success or non-success of any organization should be shared by the college. Lately there has been an undertone of discontent with the workings of the different teams, which has shown itself in perpetual grumbling and fault-finding. If we expect to win on the athletic field, we must work together, the college with...
...business began with the officers' reports. President Balch began his report with a resume of the Mott Haven cup controversy which broke out afresh last year. This matter has been at last settled and Harvard is to keep the cup in 1890 in any case. He then spoke about the winter meetings; the tediousness of so much wrestling on the first day and his disapproval of all sparring on Ladies Day. This he would remedy by putting all the sparring and wrestling into the first day, then should the entries prove too large, have a preliminary meeting, and have...