Word: elected
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...freedom in choice of studies varies with the universities; in some the students can elect their studies from the very beginning; in others after two years. This so-called elective system, which has reached its height at Harvard, has been for many years, and is still, the subject of a warmly waged controversy turning upon the question whether Greek should be compulsory...
...Harvard, Mr. W. Warren and Mr. S. Lincoln were appointed a committee to nominate a list of officers for the coming year. Hon. L. Salstonstall presided at the dinner, and amougst those present were Rev. Dr. A. P. Peabody, Mr. E. Atkinson, Professors Emerton and Channing of Harvard, Mayor-elect Hart, and Rev. John G. Brooks, who has addressed many previous college conference meetings, and who will address the next one. After dinner an interesting essay on "Creeds considered as an obstruction to the progress of religion" was read by Mr. Edward Atkinson, the principal guest of the evening...
...trustees of Dartmouth College have voted that the Young Men's Christian Association building, soon to be erected, shall be located on the estate recently given to the college by vice-President-elect Levi P. Morton...
Four Harvard graduates were among the mayors elected in Massachusetts on Tuesday. Mr. H. M. Burr, Harvard '78, was chosen mayor of Newton; Mr. J. F. Jackson, the mayor-elect of Fall River, graduated in the class of '73; and Mr. W. Clifford, the new mayor of New Bedford, took degrees at both college and law school...
There will be a meeting of the H. U. B. B. A. in Holden Chapel at 7.30 this evening to elect officers...