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Item: O. U. Apted '25 shamefully sought to bribe a Yard Cop to let him pass and was coldly and flatly refused. Mr. Apted was taken, after a slight fainting spell, to the Stillman Infirmary. He is still there...
...Stillman, who is a former pupil of Professor Norton, has specified that the word "Poetry" as used in his endowment should be interpreted in its widest sense. It is the intention of the giver that the term "Poetry" shall include, together with Verse, all poetic expression in language, music, or in the Fine Arts, under which term architecture may be included...
...addition to his work within the University, the professor holding the appointment will deliver each year at least six public lectures on the subject of Poetry. Mr. Stillman's gift, specifying that these lectures shall not have been previously published or delivered, makes provision for their subsequent publication...
...endowing a chair of Poetry, Mr. C. Chauncey Stillman has made a bequest whose worth and importance can not be too highly valued. The establishment of such a professorship is a notable contribution to the intellectual and spiritual life of the University, for the incumbents of the Chair will doubtless be men whom Harvard heretofore could not afford to secure and for whom there has been no provision in the academic system. It is unlikely that if Mr. Stillman had not had the imagination, as well as the generosity, to create such a foundation, no provision for just such...
Many acknowledgements of the greatness of Charles Eliot Norton's personality have been made. The gift of Mr. Stillman, however, ranks as one of the finest, for it is a very splendid testament to the enduring influence of his character upon his pupils and all who came in contact with him. To the donor of this endowed memorial, Harvard again is indebted for his continued devotion and generosity...