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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...late James Russell Lowell, during his term of service in the Smith Professorship, made a large collection of books in the Romance Languages, mainly in Old French and Spanish. In his will be gave from this collection such books as were not already to be found on the shelves of the Harvard College Library, but the greater part of the collection remained in the hands of his heirs. This part consists of over seven hundred volumes, many of them of great interest to the student of Romance Languages, not only of course by reason of their intrinsic value, but also...
...Harvard Law School, from which he graduated in 1874 with high honors. He afterward traveled extensively in Europe and other foreign countries, finally settling down to practice law in St. Joseph. He was nominated for Congress in 1892 and elected by a large majority. At the expiration of his term, he refused a re-nomination and retired from public life, living at Ayr Lawn until the time of his death...
...schools of Cambridge, as long as this agreement remains in force. The teachers who are entitled to avail themselves of this privilege will be appointed by the superintendent of schools of Cambridge. The course or courses to which these teachers may be admitted are either those given during term time or in the Summer School...
...vacancies to be filled on Commencement are five for the full term of six years, in place of Henry Lee, George Everett Adams, James Coolidge Carter, Stephen Minot Weld and Moorfield Storey, whose terms of office expire on Commencement Day. Of these, Henry Lee and James Coolidge Carter have declined to serve again; Stephen Minot. Weld is ineligible; and George Everett Adams and Moorfield Storey are eligible for re-election. The names of the ten candidates will be placed on an official ballot in the form of the Australian ballot...
With Mr. Hooper's resignation from the treasureship, Harvard loses the services of a graduate who for many years has contributed all that disinterested effort and business capacity could to her interests. At the beginning of his term of service he held for several years the position of bursar here in Cambridge, and, resigning, was not long after appointed to the position he has now relinquished. The treasurership, which entails the entire management of the capital and income of the University, requires both close application and rare executive qualities. With a lack of either of these qualifications in its treasurer...