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...Japanese ambassador was the next speaker whom Mr. Wheelock called upon. Baron Takahira, as he rose, was greeted by his countrymen with the national "Banzai." After apologizing for his poor command of English and explaining his position as ambassador, he spoke of the happy relations between the two countries. The recent "warscare" with Japan, he said, was due entirely to the reports which the press had circulated on insufficient authority. "Journalism would be more appreciated if it were possible for it to work in harmony with diplomacy." The recent visit of the feet to Japan was thought by many...
...fleet then sailed to Valparaiso, where fully a quarter of the population of Chili turned out to welcome it, and from there it continued to Peru and up the coast to California. Admiral Sperry then took command...
Captain Southerland was graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1872, and immediately after entered the navy as a midshipman. In 1896 he became a captain, and during the Spanish-American War served on the Cuban coast in command of the U. S. S. Eagle. Captain Southerland has written a number of scientific papers, among which are "Azimuth Tables," "Nautical Monograph No. 4," and "The North Atlantic Cyclone of August, 1883." He has just completed the tour of the world with the Atlantic squadron as commander of the New Jersey...
...command a large salary, one that compares favorably with the salaries of lawyers and physicians. But apart from this monetary consideration the engineer has the chance to be of great service to mankind. On him depends the conservation of our enormous natural resources...
James Savage '54 as a boy was not bright, but very thoughtful; full of fun and energy, and possessed of strong personality which commanded respect. He enlisted at the outbreak of the war and was killed at Cedar Mountain. Edward Dalton '55 died of exhaustion after the war. James Lowell '58 was shot once and returned to the North; later he went back to the front and was killed at Glendale. Stephen Perkins '56 was pleasant and witty, a brilliant student, standing at the head of his class in College. He was shot in the battle of Cedar Mountain. Robert...