Word: thankfulness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...enjoying the first of a series of readings by Mr. Jones. Although at present his duties as president of the Shakspere Club, draw heavily upon his time, he has adhered to the original plan of giving these readings during the present month. We take the present occasion to thank Mr. Jones in behalf of the college for his untiring efforts in providing the high order of entertainments offered by the Shakspere Club...
...Executive Committee of the Longfellow Memorial Fund.- Gentlemen: The president and fellows of Harvard College desire me to thank you for your gift of a copy of the bust of Henry Wadsworth longfellow, which has recently been placed, through your agency, in Westminister Abbey. The university welcomes this pledge of the literary fellowship between England and America, which the labors of the poet you have so honorably commemorated did much to promote. The bust has arrived in safety; and will be placed, with an inscription telling whence it came, in the library, among other mementoes of benefactors and eminent graduates...
...however, for one dear old lady did keep her company the first night, but no further, so that Sunday until Monday noon saw her in Chicago, she was at the mercy of a car full of Harvard Students, who were the other occupants of the car! Thank of this! The first long journey, first experience in a sleeper, and if not her first with young men, certainly the only time they had been exclusively Cambridge students. What would an English matron say at the mention of dangerous sophomores and freshly freshmen as travelling companions of a young lady? Yet safe...
...cured him completely. I've always felt so grateful loike ter that blanket that I've niver been able ter part with it at all at all, sor. Mebbe it was yourn, sor. With tears in me eyes, I wants ter thank...
...action upon the letter of resignation of the advisory committee. The letter was read by Mr. Parker and then a vote was called for. The result of the vote showed that the meeting was heartily in favor of accepting the action taken by the committee. A motion followed to thank the graduate committee for their past efforts in behalf of college boating. The further business consisted of voting an appropriate testimonial to Col. Bancroft, the late coach; for his long services with the crew, and of voting that the advisability of having another graduate committee be left to the judgment...