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Dates: during 1870-1879
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THERE of the successful competitors for Bowdoin prizes have read their dissertations in public, to audiences which were large for Harvard College. Mr. W. A. Smith's essay on "The Essential Distinction between Human Reason and the Instinct of Brutes" was more interesting than would be expected from the nature...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE BOWDOIN PRIZE DISSERTATIONS. | 2/7/1879 | See Source »

Speaking of the crews, the Gazette says: "The material, taking the men separately for their physique, is fair, but nothing exceptionally strong; here lies the weak point of Oxford this season. We do not mean to say that the men are a weakly lot. There are plenty of good No...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OXFORD TRIAL EIGHTS. | 1/10/1879 | See Source »

Well, pretty soon the Glee Club came filing on to the stage, and they were all such nice-looking gentlemen. Will pointed out those who rowed in the crew and played at base-ball and foot-ball. First they sang a piece called "The Three Glasses," and it was perfectly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE GLEE CLUB CONCERT IN PHILADELPHIA. | 1/10/1879 | See Source »

As so much has been said lately about Junior Forensics, perhaps it is a good opportunity to mention one other complaint which has been made. At present there is not, and there does not pretend to be, any instruction in this department. All that the instructor does is to assign...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/6/1878 | See Source »

HAVING elected Natural History 6 as one of my courses for this year, I was surprised and disgusted to find what a long walk it was to reach the Botanical Garden. Now, as I took this course under the impression that it was soft, and as this walk takes away...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 10/25/1878 | See Source »

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