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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...social gathering of Harvard students who have not lost the old spirit of frankness and of joviality. Mr. Russell's remarks upon the eleven were very creditable to the men and to the manly and plucky game they played this year. We have met this evening, he said, not to celebrate an eleven that has played a victorious game, but one that has played a manly game and one that every man may be proud of. He said he would rather see Harvard successful in rowing or on the field than in intellectual labor, better to show four miles...
...Holden, Leeds, and Adams, the toastmaster introduced Mr. Garrison. He urged that all men should give up their personal comfort to try for the teams, train, or at least applaud on the field. "Imogene Donahue" was followed by a short speech from Dr. F. M. Weld, '60. He said that he understood Harvard's recent action to mean that she is unwilling to trust her teams to a committee composed of outsiders. He had no fears about Harvard's being left alone. Mr. S. E. Winslow, '85, was then introduced. After some witty remarks, he gave his theory for Yale...
...lecturer said that the consideration of Lessing's works came appropriately after the consideration of the works of Luther, as both men were reformers not only of the substance of German literature, but also of its form. Luther freed the German language from its bondage to the Latin, Lessing freed it from its dependence on foreign imitation...
Previous to the removal of the marbles by Lord Elgin, he said, other spoliations of the temples and monuments were made. Private individuals visited Athens and carried off large statues and sculptures to adorn their own private galleries. On December 26, 1687, the Parthenon was blown up in the Venetian siege of the Acropolis and many antiquities of inestimable value were lost...
...meeting was conducted by the Rev. Phillips Brooks, who, after a short address explaining the purpose of the meeting, introduced Mr. Endicott Peabody, principal of the Groton school. Mr. Peabody spoke of the manner in which Harvard is looked upon by those not connected with the university. He said that many feel that our system of religion is not apt to work for, the best interests of the students; that the popular impression is that Harvard influences are not of the best. He spoke merely as an outsider, and as one who knew very little but felt a great interest...