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...announcement that Father Fidelis Stone is to preach at Chapel tomorrow night will be read with interest and pleasure by those who will be able to hear him. As one who helped to make Harvard's magnificent record in the civil war and on account of his work since then as teacher and priest, he has had a remarkable career. It is to be hoped that all who can will take this opportunity of hearing...
...members of the senior class in the Civil Engineering Department took a trip recently under the direction of Professor Smith. Three days were spent in visiting the various large machine works in Philadelphia and Bethlehem...
Professor Taussig gave an interesting talk before the Civil Service Reform Club last evening at the Colonial Club. His subject was "Some New Difficulties of the Reform Movement...
Professor Taussig said by way of introduction that there were two objects in the reform of the civil service-a positive one in securing the men best fitted for the service, and a negative one in eliminating the spoils idea from the service and thus helping to purify public life. Whatever may be said of the results in regard to the first object, it is pretty certain that the reform does away with appointment for political reasons. But there arises another difficulty in the way of purification of public life. It is in the blackmailing of corporations by those...
...Civil Service Reform Club will have a smoke-talk in the Blue Room of the Colonial Club this evening at 8 o'clock. Professor Taussig will talk on "Some New Aspects of the Reform Movement." He was at Indianapolis at the time of the convention of the Sound Money Democrats and his talk this evening will be based principally on observations made at that time...