Word: toasts
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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SOME twenty Sophomores dined at Delmonico's on the evening of December 29. Mr. Curtis presided and Mr. Tower was toast-master. The committee of arrangements, to whom great credit is due for their able management, consisted of Messrs. Sherwood, Ogden, and Post...
...Bradford, in the chair. About forty-five were present, and the dinner was served in Parker's best style. After about two hours had been spent in discussing the more material part of the evening's enjoyment, Mr. Bradford called on Mr. R. W. Curtis for the first toast of the evening, "Our Alma Mater." Mr. Jaques then responded to "The Institute of 1770," in a few earnest words, expressing the wishes so generally entertained for the future welfare of the Society. Mr. Andrews developed a vast fund of biblical knowledge in his response to "The Class...
...Bocher and Palmer added greatly to the pleasure of the evening. Conversation went on very gayly, and there seemed to be no flag in the entertainment. At last, when the strawberries and ices appeared, the President, Mr. Warren, rose, and after cordially welcoming the guests, proposed as the first toast of the evening, "Our Alma Mater." To this Professor Bocher replied briefly, speaking of the future of our University and of our paper. Professor Palmer was the second to speak, in response to a toast to the Faculty. He spoke with much warmth of the need of a better understanding...
...Curtis, '75, who represented the Advocate, responded to a toast to that paper, calling to mind the very friendly feeling which has always existed between the two periodicals, and assuring the Board of the best wishes of his colleagues and himself for their future prosperity. To a toast to the Boston Press, Mr. J. C. Goodwin, '73, responded in an interesting speech. After a humorous account of a little misunderstanding at a dinner of the Press, at which he replied to a toast intended for "some other fellow," he gave some sound advice to those young journalists of the company...
...Contributors" was responded to by a short speech from Mr. Elwood, and was followed by a toast to the "'Varsity," which was represented by a letter from the Captain, Mr. Goodwin, who gave as excuse for absence the daily row that alone can win us success next summer...