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Major Henry Lee Higginson '55 gave an informal talk in the Union last evening on some of the experiences of his career, dwelling chiefly upon his army life during the Civil War In an almost impersonal manner, Major Higginson talked to Harvard men as a Harvard man. He said: "I am going to give you some of my experiences in life, and if there is any moral to be drawn from them, I hope you will draw...
Major Higginson briefly outlined his early life to the outbreak of the Civil War. He was born in New York City in 1834, moved to Boston when he was four years of age, and attended school there until 1851, when he came to college. Among his intimate friends at college were the late Horace Furness '54, the great Shakespearean scholar, and the late Charles Lowell...
Charles Francis Adams '56.--Has long been a well-known figure in Boston public life. During the Civil War he served in the Union army, attaining the rank of brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers. Since that time he has taken a keen interest in many different affairs, and has been the author of a number of articles on a wide range of subjects. Mr. Adams has been a member of the University Board of Overseers since 1882; he was given the degree of LL.D...
Francis Davis Millett '59.--Was one of the most famous men to perish in the Titanic disaster last spring. He was an artist, and at one time a war correspondent during the Russo-Turkish war, winning medals for bravery at the siege of Plevna. He also served in the Civil War as a drummer-boy. His paintings took prizes and medals at Paris, New Orleans, and Chicago. He was granted the degree of A.M. by the University...
Professor George Herbert Palmer '64, Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity, will deliver what he expects to be his last lecture as an instructor in the University when he lectures at the last meeting of Philosophy. A this afternoon in New Lecture Hall at 1.30 o'clock. After 43 years of continuous service, Professor Palmer expects to retire in June when he has completed the course of lectures which he is to give as Harvard Exchange Professor to western colleges during the second half-year. The subject of the lecture will be the same...