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...annual meeting of the St. Paul's School Alumni Association will be held at Concord, N. H., Wednesday evening, May 30. Robert H. Clarke of Cleveland, O., will deliver the poem and Charles E. Pellew of Columbia College will deliver the oration. The president of the association, Mr. James C. Knox will preside...
...holiday in the University. This strikes us as exquisitely inappropriate. A holiday has been established by the State to commemorate the patriotism of those sons who were the pioneers of the nation's independence. Few historic events are more dramatic than the battles of Lexington and Concord; few have so firm hold upon national enthusiasm or so great renown throughout the civilized world. The first educational institution of the land, situated in such proximity to the battle fields, founded and fostered by the same spirit for public welfare that manifested itself there,- certainly such an institution cannot afford to stand...
...proposed widening of Concord avenue by the West End Road for their new line of electric cars, is a matter of considerable interest to the University. If the plan is carried into effect, the row of large spruce trees, which border the observatory grounds on the Concord avenue side, must be cut down. These trees are greatly valued by the observatory, not only for their beauty, but also because they shut off the grounds so completely from the street, and at night prevent the glare of the electric lights from interfering with the use of the telescopes...
...greatest ruling power. Yet no one of these powers can be truly called king of mankind. Money, that is representative of all material good, indeed secures obedience from all men. It is essential, too, as a factor in our every-day life. But, far from spreading a spirit of concord among its subjects, it arouses strife and discord among them...
Certain observations at Cambridge are each year rendered more difficult. The introduction of electric lights, especially in the vicinity of the observatory, greatly interferes with the observation of faint objects. Additional trouble is anticipated from the proposed introduction of electric cars on Concord Avenue, which forms the southern boundary of the grounds of the observatory...