Word: alford
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...board of Overseers held a meeting yesterday morning. It was voted to concur with the president and fellows in their votes electing George Herbert Palmer, A. M., professor of natural religion, moral philosophy and civil polity also in appointing Francis Bowen, LL. D, Alford professor of natural religion, moral philosophy and civil polity, emeritus, in consideration of his many valuable services to the college during the past fifty years. The reports of the committees on the botanic gardens, herbarium and observatory were presented. Mr. Putnam presented a minority report on history and political science, and it was referred...
...seems to be generally understood that the period for the weekly vesper service is drawing to a close, if one can judge by the size of the congregation which assembled yesterday to hear the Reverend Dr. McKenzie. The service opened with the singing of Dyke's "Tune Alford" by the choir. Rev. F. G. Peabody then offered prayer, after which Mr. C. F. Webber of Boston sang "Be thou faithful unto death," a solo from Mendelssohn's "St. Paul." Dr. McKenzie delivered the address. He spoke about the wise sayings of Jesus when a youth and how Jesus...
...proprietor of the North American Review in 1843, which he owned and edited for more than ten years. In 1850 Mr. Bowen returned to the college under an appointment to the McLean Professorship of History, but held the office only six months. Three years later he was made Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy and Civil Polity, the office which he now holds...
...mural monument to the late Dr. James Walker. The service was of especial interest to Harvard men from the fact that Dr. Walker was a member of the class of '14, and from 1818 until 1860 was officially connected with the university, filling the offices successively of overseer, fellow, Alford Professor and president. The service opened promptly at 10.30 with the rendition of an organ voluntary and the singing of the anthem "Integer Vitae" by the college choir. Then followed an invocation by Rev. Pitt Dillingham, Mendelssohn's "Beati Mortui" by the chapel choir, reading from Scriptures, prayer of dedication...
...during the course, and his final graduation with high honors; his acceptance of the position of assistant professor at Phillips Exeter Academy, and next that of pastor of the Harvard Church. His connection as pastor with that church ceased in 1819, when he resigned to accept the position of Alford Professor in this university. Finally he was elected president in 1853, and until his resignation in 1860 he performed the arduous duties of that position with a fidelity, faithfulness and ability rarely, if ever, equalled. His death occurred in Cambridge...