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...absence of any action by the College on this subject, - first brought before the alumni by Dr. O. W. Holmes in his letter to the Harvard Club of this city, at their recent annual dinner - I am not aware that any one can be 'authorized' to say that there is no purpose or wish on the part of the college to change their seal. The most that can be fairly said is that the college has not hitherto been called upon to discuss the subject. That the restoration of the original seal, in its grand simplicity, would be favorably entertained...
...have often been struck with the College motto, and Dr. Holmes has so nobly expressed my views on the subject, that I venture to call attention to his sonnets and the comments thereon, which, probably, many persons have not seen...
...fact that a concert may be given by the Glee Club in Sanders Theatre after the recess calls for a few more remarks on a subject that has lately received some attention in the College papers, - music at Harvard...
...print in another column a communication on the College Seal, containing Dr. Holmes's two sonnets on the subject. These and the quotations from his explanatory letter, together with Mr. Sargent's answer to the Rev. Dr. Osgood, seem to us strong arguments for a return to the old motto. This college is not for the Church, and there is no reason why its motto should be. Dr. Osgood's words about Dr. Peabody meet with our hearty approval, and would if they said twice as much; but even if he does exert a strong Christian influence here, or even...
...confine itself to singing college songs, and that it should not attempt anything so difficult as a real part-song, or glee. We think it is about time that a few words should be said in defence of the Glee Club, inasmuch as that body has lately been the subject of much unjust criticism, both in and out of print. We entirely dissent from opinions expressed by the author of "More Music at Harvard," and publish the article merely because it presents the stock criticisms in a form convenient to answer. Were we ever so credulous, we could...