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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Freshmen may attend Chapel; or, if they prefer, may obtain certificates that they are afflicted with violent catarrh. These certificates may be had of any corrupt physician for five dollars...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN DIRECTORY. | 10/10/1879 | See Source »

...proposed, doubtless, equally able to fill these two positions to the credit of Harvard and the immense advantage of most of her students, who are very far from having the healthy, robust, clear appearance young men of their age should present. Dr. Sargent of New York, a thoroughly educated physician and a gymnast with few equals, has devoted himself to exercise instead of drugs in the practice of his profession, and is meeting with deserved success. Mr. Ferris of Boston is known to very many of the Harvard students and graduates as an admirable superintendent and gymnast as well...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HEMENWAY GYMNASIUM. | 6/13/1879 | See Source »

...sacred calling poverty is always honorable, and the salary received is a matter of record and general notoriety. A confession of his financial position not only costs a clergyman nothing, but his pride may be honestly gratified in making it. But how stands the case with an embarrassed physician in city practice? Hard times have come, and he finds the dues from half his patients not collectible. His professional position requires him to live in an expensive house upon which he pays taxes, though the mortgage upon it exceeds its value. His health is failing from overwork...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCHOLARSHIPS. | 2/7/1879 | See Source »

...much more unpleasant is it to have to get up and go to prayers! Our own personal experience in this matter has not been very extensive, but we can easily imagine what it must be. We are happy to say that we made the acquaintance of a very gentlemanly physician this summer, who told us never to be out in the morning until after prayer-time. We promised to obey his instructions faithfully...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THOUGHTS ON RETURNING TO COLLEGE. | 9/27/1878 | See Source »

...office. It is a well-known fact that censure-marks and the like can be removed by depositing in the Dean's box a suitable petition; and yet this simple remedy is seldem adopted. This is caused, not by lack of excuses, for, since the hard times began, physician's certificates have been unusually cheap, but by the natural aversion all students feel towards U. 5. Only the longest experience will enable a man to calmly draw near that fatal threshold and unmoved send up his petition. Again, some of us, especially now in the semiannuals, cannot afford the time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/8/1878 | See Source »

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