Word: contact
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first Freshman smoker of the year will be held this evening. It will give opportunity for the first-year men to get an idea of what their class really contains. There are various elements in every class which do not come in contact except through some such means as a smoker. Before these elements become too firmly fixed in their particular interests, it is well to mix them up together as thoroughly as possible and give the other man a broader idea of what the first year of University life should mean. Let every Freshman take it upon himself...
...crew, and early next year a smoker and reception will be given in Boston to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as well as a reception to the first group of scholars. This is, we believe, the first systematic attempt of the Boston graduates to come in personal contact with members of the Faculty at a function of this sort and it will prove beneficial to all concerned...
Both for Faculty and students Mr. Norton himself has been more important than what he has said. Through him all have come in contact with the literary leaders of the last generation; with most that is notable in the circles of literature, politics, and the Fine Arts abroad; with whatever forces have worked for beauty and dignity in every age. He has been an epitome of the world's best thought, brought to our own doors and opened for our daily use. Let others describe him more fully in his personal charm and in his relations with the larger world...
...unique breadth of intellectual as well as personal sympathies. The country has lost a scholar who stood for the beautiful in art, in literature, and in human life, and spread his teachings among great numbers; Harvard has lost a teacher through whom many of her sons have come in contact with what is best in literature and the fine arts, and a friend, besides, whose memory will be cherished in even higher esteem by those who knew his worth...
...will be the practical work required of each student in the summer. The object of this work will be two-fold, first, to teach the students from practical experience and observation the elements of business that cannot be taught in the class-room, and secondly, to bring them in contact with the men with whom their life work is to be done. Incidentally the summer work will be useful in accustoming every student to the rough work and routine through which, if at all, his university training may enable him to rise. The School does not pretend to graduate...