Word: successful
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first reception and smoker, given by the Harvard Club of Boston to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and to the first and second group scholars of the University, at the Hotel Somerset, Boston, last evening was a great success. Unfortunately Major Henry Lee Higginson '55, president of the club was unavoidably prevented from being present. In his absence I. T. Burr '79, vice-president of the club, presided and introduced Dean L. B. R. Briggs '75 as toastmaster. Of the four speakers, Rev. S. M. Crothers h.'99 represented the graduates, Professor Bliss Perry the Faculty...
...have had to ask a College committee to investigate this evil. As a reason, it seemed evident that when all interest was devoted to athletics, scholarship should be left out. Undergraduates, however, are coming to realize more and more the close relation between vigorous effort in College and success in after-life. This is the attitude which will do away with any opprobrium...
...there, the most significant feature being the rapid growth and development and the improvement in quality of the secondary schools there. Harvard and all the great universities have especial interest in this gain of the schools. The prestige of Harvard must be maintained before the country by the conspicuous success of its graduates. The changes in the methods of education in the last 40 years have emphasized the value of the practical side of modern education. President Eliot pointed out many ways in which the alumni could assist in this work...
...Brothers, Hem and Haw, were presented by Butler and Middlemass. The latter, who had the longer part, has remarkable ability. Harrison had the tenor part; his acting was always smooth, and his fine voice was never heard to better advantage. As Googoo, "the detec-a-tive," Loring repeated his success of last year. Powel filled creditably the part of the scheming Grand Vizier. Roekler could not have been better in his representation of the perfect butler, and Schenck, Barton, Lanigan, Cate, and May showed that much can be made of a small part. Blagden as Ruth made a very pretty...
...Brothers, Hem and Haw, were presented by Butler and Middlemass. The latter, who had the longer part, has remarkable ability. Harrison had the tenor part; his acting was always smooth, and his fine voice was never heard to better advantage. As Googoo, "the detec-a-tive," Loring repeated his success of last year. Powel filled creditably the part of the scheming Grand Vizier. Roekler could not have been better in his representation of the perfect butler, and Schenck, Barton, Lanigan, Cate, and May showed that much can be made of a small part. Blagden as Ruth made a very pretty...