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...meeting of the directors of the "Economic Club" held yesterday afternoon, with the sanction of the 'Varsity Club the name "University Club" was adopted, and the following officers chosen: President, N. S. Shaler; Vice-President, Geo. H. Norman, Jr.; Secretary, Frank Bolles; Treasurer, Lawrence Brooks; Auditor, James B. Ames...
...because of his close connection with the college for the last sixteen years, and especially his intercourse with students through the medium of daily themes. He considers that "the leading trait of the Harvard undergraduate is a fine sense of veracity." Of the secondary characteristics he mentions "a manly frankness," and, resulting from this, "the less welcome but more obvious traits" of self consciousness and self distrust. Summing up the characteristics of the undergraduate. Mr. Wendall says: "Sincere at heart then we find him; frank, and plagued with a self-consciousness that leads to a somewhat serious lack of assertion...
...absurdly exaggerated and, in many respects, absolutely untruthful, articles concerning the tendencies of life at Harvard, which have recently appeared in magazines and newspapers, have been productive of one good result. Under the leadership of Rev. Frank B. Vrooman, a committee of students, who have formerly been members of other colleges, has been investigating the tendencies of religious life here. Mr. Vrooman, in an interview with a reporter of the Boston Post, speaks of the work of the committee and some of its results. The gentleman, besides being a student in the philosophical department of the University, is the pastor...
...next event was the first bout in the light-weight boxing between J. L. Putnam, Harvard '92, and Frank Peters, B. Y. M. C. U. The first round was very hot, but, although Putnam used his right well, Peters had the best of it. The succeeding rounds were much like the first, and Peters was declared the winner...
...variety and interest of its articles. The serials, "Passe Rose," by A. S. Hardy, and "The Tragic Muse," by Henry James, fully sustain the interest of their first chapters. American history occupies a large share of the number. John Fiske contributes a paper on "Ticonderoga, Bennington and Oriskany," and Frank G. Cook, one on "Some Colonial Lawyers and their Work." Treating in more recent events is an article entitled "Personal Reminisences of William H. Seward," by his private secretary, Samuel J. Barrows, and his wife, Isabel C. Barrows. The article consists of a number of reminiscences told of a very...