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...unfortunate that the Longfellow memorial exercises last Sunday afternoon in Appleton Chapel should have been so disappointing and unsatisfactory in their arrangements. It had been thought that the memory of our nation's poet and Cambridge's greatest citizen would make this a befitting occasion for the expression of a universal grief, that should be attended by an impressive solemnity. But all was dissatisfaction. The arrangements were very poor, and little provision was made for the vast throng that naturally attended such an affair. The galleries were at once filled to overflowing and great numbers of people choked...
...faculty to fill the place of Mr. Geo. Ticknor, the professor of belles-lettres at Harvard University. In consequence of his appointment, he made another visit to Europe in the summer of 1835. While abroad his wife died, and Mr. Longfellow immediately returned home. In 1843 he married Miss Appleton of Boston, and took up his residence at the old Cragie house. Mr. Longfellow's seven earlier poems were written before he was nineteen years old. His works have been very popular, and have been translated into many languages...
...Appleton, '84, who has been candidate for the 'Varsity, has stopped rowing...
...Messrs. Appleton and Bonsal, the contestants for the Heavy Weight Sparring, entered at 4. Some very exciting sparring followed. The advantage at first seemed to be in favor of Appleton, who was considerably the heavier; but towards the last of the first round Bonsal got in some good work. In the second round a good many heavy blows were exchanged, and both men showed some excitement. Appleton's sparring was the more brilliant and offensive, while Bonsal's was more defensive. In the third round both men were too excited to show any very skilful sparring. Bonsal drew the first...
Heavy-weight Sparring, Bonsal, '84, Appleton...