Word: wister
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York on Friday last at 2 P. M. The first business that came before the meeting was the election of officers for the ensuing year. The following named officers were elected: President, Mr. S. A. Biddle (Harvard); vice-president, Mr. S. W. Wister (University of Pennsylvania); secretary and treasurer, Mr. A. M. Cox (Columbia). The report of the secretary and treasurer was then read and accepted. The championship for 1882 was awarded to the University of Pennsylvania. Harvard arranged to play in New York and Philadelphia on May 24th and 25th with Columbia...
...Glee Club gave a successful concert at Exeter last night. Every selection, especially the college songs, was thoroughly appreciated. The programme was as follows : 1. "Spanish Drinking Song," Owen Wister; "Klage," Franz Gluck; 2. Tenor solo by Mr. Lilienthal; 3. "Serenade," Marschner; 4. "Three Glasses," Fischer; 5. College songs; 6. "Winter Song." Gade; 7. Solo by Mr. McCagg; 8. Waltz song; 9. "Bill of Fare;" 10. College songs...
...Glee Club gave an excellent concert before the Boston Art Club Saturday evening, which was thoroughly appreciated by their audience. The programme was as follows: 1. Amontillado Sherry (Wister Reagh). 2. Solo, by Mr. Lilienthal. 3. Serenade (Marschner). 4. College songs. 5. Kommt ein Vogel. 6. Solo, by McCagg. 7. College songs. Fourteen college songs were rendered, and these seemed especially enjoyed...
...second part, Mayerbeer's Coronation March from the "Prophet," was finely given by the Pierian, and was undoubtedly their most successful number. Owen Wister's beautiful "Spanish Drinking Song" was next given, the solo being sung by Mr. McCagg. Messrs. Frederick (violin), T. H. Cabot (cello). and Osborne (piano), gave an excellent and highly successful rendering of Schubert's Andante, op. 100; it was one of the most successful numbers on the programme. Mr. Lilienthal's interpretation of Osgood's exquisite song, "My Lady," fully matched the beauty of the song and was loudly encored. Hatton's "Good Night...
...there is enough enterprise and talent in the university to produce a volume that shall be worthy of the college. It is true that with the departure of '82, Harvard lost some of her most talented writers of verses, besides two of her ablest song composers, Messrs. Burton and Wister; but still enough remain to guarantee a reasonable degree of success and a sufficiently high character for the book proposed. Besides it is very probable that, if it is desired, the committee could secure the active assistance of several members of '82, who took an active interest in the enterprise...