Word: toasting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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English Snipe on Toast, Lettuce Salad...
...Sherman, who had been chosen poet, had found, at almost the last moment, that he would not be able to attend; and that Mr. W. Wetherbee had kindly consented to write the poem. The frequent interruptions by applause showed how well the poem was received. The toast-master, Mr. J. L. Snelling, then called upon the following gentlemen to respond to toasts: "Class of '77, " Mr. F. S. Coolidge; " 'Varsity Crew," Mr. T. P. Burgess; "Varsity Nine," Mr. F. B. Wiestling; "Class Crew," Mr. R. F. Fiske; "Athletic Association," Mr. F. Remington; "Mott Haven Team," Mr. H. L. Clark; "CRIMSON...
President Eliot responded to the toast of "Our Alma Mater" at the dinner of the Rhode Island Harvard Club held at Providence, Wednesday evening. He claimed that the government of Harvard was intensely conservative and any undue precipitancy was thereby avoided. Improvement, however, had been made slowly but surely. Harvard was encouraging the students to do things for themselves, and as a result they had already organized and successfully managed Memorial Hall and the Co-operative. He also asserted that a good spirit of scholarship could not exist except as the results of free will and intellectual ambitions. The best...
...received by the class, showed how well it was appreciated. The oration was delivered by Mr. J. H. Huddleston, who took for his text, the legend of the Holy Grail, and from it laid down sage precepts for the guidance of eighty-six. Mr. A. P. Gardner, the toast master, called upon the following gentlemen to respond to toasts: "Eighty-six," Mr. Barnes; "The Junior Year," Mr. T. T. Baldwin; "Politics," Mr. Merriam; "The Junior Crew," Mr. Roberts; "Forensics," Mr. LaMonte; "The College Press," Mr. Sanborn; "Glimpses of Heaven," Mr. Frye. Perhaps no feature of the dinner contributed more...
...first annual dinner of the Shooting Club was held at Young's last evening. Mr. J. A. Frye, '86, presided, and acted as toast-master. Messrs. H. M. Williams, '85, and L. M. Garrison, '88, were present as guests of the club. A letter of regret was read from Mr. Wm. M. Derby, president of the Yale Gun Club, who was unable to present. After the menu had been discussed, the following gentlemen responded to toasts: R. L. McCook, '85; H. M. Williams, '85; F, S. Meade '87; W. H. Slocum, '86; L. M. Garrison, '88, and others...