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Dates: during 1880-1889
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As a story the Mahabharata is interesting and consistent. As its name teils, it describes the greatest war of King Bharata, a war which was trivial both in its causes and its effects. The tale runs about as follows: King Bharata sees his end drawing near, and divides his kingdom...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sir Edwin Arnold's Second Lecture. | 10/3/1889 | See Source »

The death of Charles Haven Goodwin son of Professor Goodwin, in the early part of last July was a sad blow to all who knew him. Though his extremely retiring disposition prevented his forming a large circle of acquaintances, yet his few friends seemed to hold for him in no...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Charles Haven Goodwin. | 10/2/1889 | See Source »

Mr. Coolidge's manly, christian character and general good-fellowship endeared him to his classmates and friends, by whom his early death will be sincerely mourned.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Herman T. Coolidge. | 10/2/1889 | See Source »

Keeping in purpose, also, to this system is the plan adopted last evening in the lecture delivered by President Eliot to those students who have come to Harvard this year for the first time. We welcome most heartily all efforts such as these for the establishment of better relations between...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/1/1889 | See Source »

The moral side of life, he declared to be the most important of all. If the elaborate training men receive here does not result in the improvement of character the training is worthless. He appealed earnestly to every man in the class to do all in his power to purify...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: President Eliot's Address to the Freshmen. | 10/1/1889 | See Source »

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