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...suggested they gladly embraced the opportunity of showing their personal regard for him and their appreciation of his efforts. The readiness with which the proposal was met, and the enthusiasm displayed, suggested to the minds of some who were interested in the play the idea of a performance in aid of an Archaeological Institute in Athens. This, though at first hesitatingly agreed to by the actors, has now been given up, and we have doubtless had the last of our year's excitement in the Greek play...
...hands. No one has a right to complain of the management of the Dining Association unless he is willing to give some time and pains to its improvement. At present hardly one man in ten attends the meetings at which Directors are chosen, or makes any effort to aid the board by promptly reporting to them all deficiencies. If there be any members of the Harvard Dining Association who have any reason to desire a change in the conduct of the Hall, let them participate in the election of officers shortly to be held, or else for ever after hold...
...aid me, Nine, to make a three base...
...still we cannot ignore the fact that great advantage is gained by a Freshman section from instruction by a professor once a week. Still the supporters of the measure, in citing the precedent of a similar plan successfully adopted in Latin and Greek, seem to have called to their aid an example not wholly analogous; for men come to College with a considerable knowledge of Latin and Greek, derived from four or five years of preparatory study; while the men in the Freshman sections in German have no such foundation, and are all practically beginners. So, while we can readily...
...students lose in Dr. Peabody, moreover, not only a kind friend, but a positive benefactor. Many needy young men, without regard to rank, used to receive from him annually sums ranging from fifty to one hundred dollars. It was understood that he received funds from wealthy friends for such aid to needy scholars. It now turns out, however, that by far the largest amount of these funds was given to Professor Peabody - by Professor Peabody himself; in other words, that with the departure of our pastor from the College, it loses one of its most effectual benefactors. Greatly...