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...funeral of Dr. Justin Winsor was held from Appleton Chapel yesterday afternoon. The Chapel was filled with friends and representatives from the different organizations with which Dr. Winsor was connected. The services, which were conducted by the Rev. S. M. Crothers and the Rev. Francis G. Peabody, were simple and impressive. There was no eulogy. The choir sang "Beati Sunt" and "Integer Vitae." The pall-bearers were...
...wish to announce that tomorrow morning in Appleton Chapel, the usual service of morning prayers will be devoted to the memory of Dr. Justin Winsor...
...would be an unpardonable omission not to speak before closing of Dr. Winsor's work in this University. Dr. Winsor realized that the needs of the Library were constantly increasing with the number of students, and during his term of service the number of books in the Library has not only been doubled, but the conveniences for their attainment much more than doubled. To his foresight was due the introduction and perfection of the present card catalogue system...
...death of Dr. Justin Winsor yesterday, the University has lost another of those eminently distinguished men of letters who have made Harvard the first seat of learning in the United States. Dr. Winsor's work has been in the field of historical criticism and his contributions to that literature have made him one of the group of Americans whose reputation for scholarly attainment is international...
...Winsor's career has been a notable example of the achievements of which American learning has shown itself capable, and even while mourning his death we may feel inspired by his success to a greater confidence in the future of national culture...