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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...December 23. The dance was managed by a committee of twelve, with George G. Thomson as chairman. The Christmas vacation for the entire University began the following day, and continued until January 4. During the recess the musical clubs took a trip through the state, giving six concerts in various towns and cities...
...committee has sent out circulars to various colleges and athletic clubs in order to reach an estimate of the probable number of entries. If the response is sufficiently favorable, immediate steps will be taken to make the regatta a definite thing...
...Just how much they should be lengthened it is hard to say. One day has been found, by a large number of those who have graduated in recent years and those who have been their guests on Class Day, to be too short for a full enjoyment of the various events of the occasion. Three days would prove probably as much too long. A moderate lengthening of the exercises, making them cover the whole or the larger part of two days, commends itself as the best plan so far suggested. This would be the last change that could be made...
...bibliography of the various branches of Greek and Roman culture was taken up, particular attention being paid to the studies of philosophy, medicines, astronomy. grammar and inscriptions. The study of the two classes of inscriptions, sepulchral and dedicatory, was shown to be steadily growing in importance. The works on the Greek and Latin languages were then discussed and the lecturer stated that much greater attention had been given by the grammarians to the former than to the latter language...
...Charles Francis Adams, as chairman of a committee to investigate the study of English in preparatory schools, has asked the English Department of Harvard to prescribe a theme on preparatory English in the various courses given in the language...