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...other Instructors of Harvard College." The executive officers of the association are, president, Mrs. Louis Agassiz; secretary, Mr. Arthur Gilman; treasurer, Miss Alice M. Longfellow. Many of Harvard's most noted professors are members of the corporation. The important event of the past year is the purchase for the use of the society of the Fay estate, 10 Garden street, at a cost of $20,000. This sum is to be paid by subscriptions, of which $11,375 has been already paid in. One hundred volumes have been added to the Reference Library during the year. This library now numbers...
...Harvard library has been open to the students of the society, and the librarian and his assistants have given them valuable aid in the selection of books, as well as many facilities for their use. During the past year, 44 certificates of study have been granted by the society; 39 of these for courses of one or more studies carried through the year; 1 for work done through four years, corresponding to the degree of A. B. at Harvard; 2 for second year honors in classics; 1 for final highest honors in classics...
...occupy the seats of those students who spend the holidays at home. Inasmuch as the inclemency of our New England climate at this time of year does not favor the pitching of tents upon Jarvis and Holmes fields, the committee is obliged to ask the students for the use of their rooms for several days of the vacation. Fifty rooms are needed; and the committee requests all students who are willing to give up their rooms to send their names to Professor Sheldon, immediately. We hope that every man who intends to be away during the vacation will not hesitate...
...wish to call the attention of all who have not yet signed to the library petition at Bartlett's. In justice to all who are unable to make use of the library during the afternoon, we hope that the petition will receive the signatures of every man in college. There is no need to review the abuses of the present system of the library, and no words of commendation can add force to the petition. But we trust that no efforts will be spared to make the list of names as long as possible...
...students unsupplied with the announcements concerning forensics for 1885-86 can obtain copies of the pamphlet at U. 5. Especial attention is called to the fact that the present pamphlet contains a list of such among last year's topics as will not be accepted for use during the coming year...