Word: warmness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...usual facetious style, and then called upon President Eliot to tell the assembled throng what he knew about John Harvard. President Eliot was received enthusiastically and told his auditors many interesting facts in regard to the founder of their alma mater. Gov. Robinson and Vice-President Hendricks received a warm welcome and spoke briefly. When our ex-Minister was introduced the enthusiasm was almost boundless, cheer followed cheer, and it was several minutes before he could proceed. He was listened to with the greatest attention. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Judge E. Reckword Hoar, Rev. James Freeman Clark, Prof. Alexander Agassiz...
...summer reading. No period of the year is so little devoted to purely intellectual pursuits as the period from June to October. A hard year's work at college is hardly fitted to inspire a man with a profound idea of his intellectual duty to himself during the warm months. But a zealous student finds during his collegiate term that he has but little time to devote to collateral reading, and is only allowed by pressure of circumstances to gather a list of those books which he deems it his duty to read subsequently when he shall possess more leisure...
...remove the political disabilities which have been placed on Jefferson Davis. Aside from the present importance of this subject, it is of additional interest as it deals with the post-bellum pollcy of our government,-a policy on which everyone has decided opinions. With this topic for discussion, a warm political debate may be expected that will reward the attention of all members of the Union...
...moderately warm weather of Saturday afternoon, tempered by a cooling breeze from the east, was almost perfect for lacrosse playing, and the Harvard team, as they came on Jarvis at 3 o'clock, dressed in their new uniforms with sleeveless white jerseys, looked the picture of comfort. The Princeton men, in their uniforms of black jerseys and white breeches, contrasting well with that of their opponents, looked warmer than our men. The composition of the two teams was as follows: Princeton, goal, H. Hodge; point, McKechnie; cover-point, Nicholson; defence field, Ranney, Bell, S. Hodge; centre, R. Hodge; attack field...
Prof. Paine's historical concert last evening treated of Gluck and Mozart. The musical portion, which was especially good and received warm applause, was made up of selections entirely from the operas of these masters. The soloists were Misses Eames and Edmunds, and Mr. Pflueger...