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...Parker Fellowship (annual income, $ 800) will become vacant at the end of the current Academic year. Application must be in writing, and addressed to Professor J. M. Peirce, Secretary of the Academic Council. No application will be received after April...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 3/21/1879 | See Source »

...following appointments were confirmed at the meeting of the Board of Overseers, on January 8: Reginald Heber Fitz, M. D., Professor of Pathological Anatomy; Henry S. Cary, Instructor in Singing for the current academic year; Henry W. Torrey, Ezra Abbott, Walcott Gibbs, Francis J. Child, Charles E. Norton, and George L. Goodale, members of the Council of the Library for three years, from January...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 1/10/1879 | See Source »

Taking these facts into consideration, we suggest that the Corporation and Fellows of Harvard College apply for a patent on the word "Harvard," to secure them its use and possession as a private sign, seal, or trade-mark. This would effectually stop the current use of the word in advertisements, though it might seriously interfere with certain organizations in college. The Harvard Advocate and the Harvard Lampoon would probably be obliged to give bonds that they would always represent the sentiments of the Corporation, but this they would willingly do for the sake of the prestige. The powers that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PATENT APPLIED FOR. | 1/10/1879 | See Source »

...rumors in regard to an "American Henley" which have been current since the middle of last summer have now assumed a definite form. The National Association of Amateur Oarsmen has taken active steps to arrange races next year, to be rowed by college crews only, for the "Triton," "Eureka," and "Passaic" cups, which have been offered by the boat-clubs named; and the Association is now in correspondence with the different colleges that are interested in rowing. The scheme, though ridiculed by some, seems to us a praiseworthy one. The system of an intercollegiate association, introducing an annual regatta...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/6/1878 | See Source »

...RUMOR is current that the "pocket athletes" - more generally known as Lawn-Tennis players - are to open a grand College Tournament. The event will doubtless make a great racket...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 5/17/1878 | See Source »