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...secured for practically all graduates, though the school does not promise this. Every graduate is practically assured a fair chance to prove his fitness for executive work, and to be put ahead if he 'makes good.' The professorship of banking and finance has been made permanent by the gift of endowment from a business man, Mr. Edmund C. Converse, of New York. The Harvard Corporation, as well as the business supporters of the school, consider that it has passed from experiment to assured success...
...life-sized portrait of Dean Briggs, which is being painted by Mr. Edmund C. Tarbell of Boston, will be completed within the next two months. The portrait is a gift from the classes of 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1915 to the University and will be hung in the Living Room of the Union among other portraits of famous Harvard men. It represents Dean Briggs standing in his academic robes...
Although a large sum was raised by the five classes, the portrait is in part a gift from Mr. Tarbell who, in token of esteem for Dean Briggs and from his respect for the University, generously consented to do the work for the sum raised. Mr. Tarbell is one of the foremost portrait painters of the country, belonging to the famous group called "The Ten American Painters." His pictures have been honored at the Paris Exposition of 1900 and at the Chicago World's Fair...
...conclusion Professor Perry observed the perfect types of new French scholarship which have added infinite grace, charm, and beauty of expression to modern speech. In this group are Croiset, Canson, Le Franc, Baldensperger, and Legouis. "There is something inexplicable in the gift of speech," he said, "something as rare as the gift of poetry. And the art of teaching, like that of speaking, is more or less a mystery which requires deep analysis,--a sort of trade which we are all endeavoring to follow...
...recipient must be in need of financial assistance. He shall be chosen in the middle of his third year by the Dean of the College and the Chairman of the Athletic Committee. Announcement of the award is to be made at that time and the gift is to be applied in his fourth year...