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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Occasional Address," by Lorenzo Sears (G. P. Putnam's Sons) is a work intended to give assistance to those who are from time to time called upon to present their ideas to an audience. As the writer says "occasions for addresses of various kinds are constantly recurring under the present conditions of American life. Opportunities are also frequently offered to contribute to the entertainment of the hour by a few gracefully spoken words." The subject is treated with great thoroughness, as to structure, expression and in regard to the various forms of address...
usually large number of students, and with the erection upon the university grounds of a building for the Law School, now situated at Sixth and Chestnut streets, the final move in the plan of centralizing the various department buildings will have been made. The plans for this building are now in course of preparation, though the site has not yet been chosen...
...billiard and pool rooms, bowling alleys and swimming pools, there are provided opportunities for harmless amusement-one of the chief objects of such a club-as well as opportunities for the students in the various departments to come into contact, making them feel that they have interests in common and seeming to unify and strengthen university spirit...
...matter on a firmer standing than would any of the plans which have been suggested. As far as I know the feeling of the students and the graduates, too, is almost unanimous in favor of some such scheme as the University Club, as a means of knitting together the various interests of Harvard men, and therefore, the meeting would undoubtedly be well attended. Furthermore a large meeting of undergraduates would be far more enthusiastic and would most likely produce greater results than a mere blue-book enrollment...
...present time seems to be a good one to take up the question of the University Club and settle it so far as in our power. During the last few years there have been various schemes for bringing the different men and interests of the University together. No practical result has as yet come of this scheming and the conclusion arrived at by most of those who have given the matter much thought, is that the best way to unite the interests of the University is by means of a University Club; which shall be the place where all matters...