Word: wintrop
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Dates: during 1884-1884
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...second journal which was published here was the "Harvard Register," on whose editorial board were Ex-President Felton of Harvard and Hon. Robt. C. Wintrop. After a brief career it was succeeded by the "Collegian," which was made famous by contributions from the brilliant pen of Oliver Wendell Holmes. Then came the "Harvardiana," whose life even the efforts of a man who was destined to be one of the greatest literary men of our day, James Russell Lowell, could not prolong beyond four years. The next to enter the arena was the "Harvard Magazine," one of whose first editors...
...Robert C. Winthrop, Jr., spoke of the inscription on the base of John Harvard's statue, reading "John Harvard, founder, 1638," which gives the impression that this denotes the year in which our college was founded. As considerable comment has been caused by the date on the inscription, Mr. Wintrop's remarks will be of general interest...