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From a legion staunch and true...
Charles Osborne Parish of Clarinda, Iowa, died of pneumonia on January 3 at Chicago, where he was practicing law. Though but just twenty-one when he came to Harvard, he had already received the degree of A.M. from the University of Chicago. His modest and manly simplicity won him staunch friends among teachers and students, and his abilities were quickly recognized. He was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, a member of the Parsons and Choate Clubs, and his classmates at their graduation, chose him for their marshal...
...Lehmann's arrival today has another more personal significance. It means that in him the University has a staunch personal friend, who is ready to give it the most practical sort of assistance day in and day out with the tenacity of purpose which fights for ultimate success and the patience which can endure to wait for it. Today, therefore, furnishes an excellent opportunity to express some hearty, outspoken appreciation. For this purpose it is proposed to give Mr. Lehmann an emphatic welcome in the square. The time is 2.45; the place is the corner of Holyoke street. Let everybody...
...death of your son, Arthur Thomas Pilling, our class has lost a staunch and beloved member, known for his pluck, manliness and real worth...
...management of the service, and every effort is being made to get a crowd of students to attend; it has been arranged for the seniors to go together as a class, and in addition everyone in Cambridge who can is urged to be present. Major Higginson is such a staunch friend of the University that he deserves a large audience of undergraduates, and he is so well qualified to speak of Colonel Shaw that his address is sure to be of unusual interest...