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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Morton, '92 then spoke on the negative. He said that the immigrants were largely unskilled and illerate. That they came with false notions of our institutions, and that the tendency was by their large numbers to destroy our institutions rather than to be led into them. As a proof he gave that one class got into the country and then voted that another be kept...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Harvard Union. | 10/25/1889 | See Source »

...Torry, '90, spoke on the affirmative. In opening he showed that the illiteracy was not amongst the immigrants, but amongst the negroes and whites of the south. He spoke on the advantages of immigration under aesthetical, social and industrial heads, showing that many immigrants were artists; many were not more socialistic than some of our honored citizens; and that many were skilled mechanics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Harvard Union. | 10/25/1889 | See Source »

...Smith of Trinity Church, Boston, conducted a short Episcopal service in the rooms of the St. Paul's Society last evening. Rev. Mr. Smith did not choose a text for his sermon but spoke on the qualities of a true gentleman. He said that the Episcopal clrurch had been accused of being a church for gentlemen. He hoped that this was true, and that the members were all gentlemen in the true sense of the word. A gentleman must scorn everything dishonorable. He must lead a spiritual life through faith in Jesus Christ. He should study Christ through the Bible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The St. Paul's Society. | 10/24/1889 | See Source »

...officers for the present year were elected as follows: president, O. A. Shaw; vice-president, S. W. Sturgis; sec. and treas., H. Tallant; senior director, R. D. Brown, junior director, R. B. Hale; sophomore director, S. Chase; freshman director, P. Manchester. Mr. Hale spoke on the advantage of having the fall tournament as soon as possible and next Tuesday, October 15, was chosen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lawn Tennis Association. | 10/9/1889 | See Source »

...Exeter club for this year was held in the Delta Up silon rooms last evening. President Duncan addressed the club and welcomed the members from Ninety-three. Several letters from honorary members were read by the president. Informal speeches were mare respecting college interests. Among others, Trafford '89 spoke on foot ball, Farquhar '91 on rowing, and Lamont '92 on college papers. The freshmen elected B. W. Trafford as their member of the governing committee. Exeter is well represented in the class of Ninety-three, thirty-three freshmen being present at the meeting last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Exeter Club. | 10/9/1889 | See Source »

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