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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...opening games of the Brown University nine will be played March 30 and 31 in Washington...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/21/1885 | See Source »

...Hamilton, '87, has been selected to read Washidgton's farewell address at the Washington's birthday celebration to be held in the Old South Church, on Monday next...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/20/1885 | See Source »

...telegraphic account of the dinner of the Washington Harvard Club. Senator Hoar, and Representative Long declined to attend, because of the exclusion of Messrs. Greener and Terrell from the club...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/13/1885 | See Source »

...recent correspondent, Mr. Webb, would have us assume, the Washington club blackballed Messrs. Greener and Terrell for other reasons than their color, the situation of the club at present is peculiarly unfortunate. Those reasons are evidently of such a nature that the club is unwilling to make them public, preferring rather to suffer under an unjust charge of race prejudice. This state of affairs must, of course, be a severe strain upon the patience of the club, and is apt to end in the indignation of some one of the members getting the better of him, and a revelation following...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/12/1885 | See Source »

...Washington University a novel but exceedingly interesting and successful method is pursued in the study of the English language and literature. The professor rarely delivers a lecture on the subject, but occupies a position similar to that of the "Autocrat" or "Professor" in Holmes' charming "Breakfast Table" series. Easy discussions are carried on between the professor and the members of the class and among the members themselves, the professor simply retaining the right of exercising the functions of leader and critic. In studying an author or a period, the professor assigns to each student some special feature of the subject...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 2/9/1885 | See Source »

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