Word: told
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Last evening I inquired for a book from the attendant at the Union Library, and was told that the book sought was one among forty-nine others which had been stolen from the library this year. It seems difficult to believe that these thefts are the acts of Harvard men--but the attendants have all along assured us that such is the fact. Taking this as true, may I suggest what seems a practical remedy. At present the attendant--Presumably the care-taker of the books,--has his desk at the extreme end of the south room, at which point...
...McEwen made the last speech of the debate. We have been told, he said, that football is a benefit because it improves men by submitting them to temptation. This is a remarkable argument. Our opponents have laid great stress on character, but in the definition of this term they have been very indefinite. Character has improved as rapidly throughout the United States as in the college world alone. We are discussing the game of football not the men in the stands. We affirm that no other contest, as a contest, has so many evils as football. Our opponents talk about...
...meeting was held last evening in Lower Massachusetts to organize the fencing squad for this year. H. W. Holmes '03 explained the nature of the art of fencing and told what work the University has done in fencing in past years. A. Tyng 2G., captain of the fencing team, outlined the plan of work for the year. The fencing room at the gymnasium will be reserved for the squad Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 3 to 6 o'clock. The work of the squad, which will begin next week, will be under the direction of Captain Tyng and Coach...
...Victorian Club, who compared England's situation 100 years ago with that of today; Captain Alfred T. Mahan, U. S. N. L.L.D., who spoke about Nelson's distinct individuality; Sir E. H. Seymour, G. C. B.; Commander Takeshita, Imperial Japanese Navy; and Surgeon-General Baron S. Suzuki, who told about the battle of Japan...
...Monthly for April, which appears today, contains the following articles: "The Dormitory Problem"; "The Countess' Birthday," by H. H. Harbour '06; "The Forest," by C. T. Ryder '06; "A Tale That is Told," by L. B. Hall '05; "Consummation," by H. Hagedorn, Jr., '07; Mr. Kipling's Latest," by G. E. Fuller '05; "The Voyagers," by H. A. Bellows '06; "April," by H. H. S. H.; "The Elective System," by T. H. T.; "The Sovereign Spoiler," by S. Hale '05; "The Mermaid," by E. Royce '07; editorials and book notices...