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...Garrett, '69, president of the B. amp; O. R. R., and his family were the guests of Dr. McCosh recently. It was Mrs. Garrett's first visit to Princeton, and she expressed herself delighted with the college. Mr. Garrett, as a true son, remembered his Alma Mater by a gift of $8000 to the Art School now building. He also consented to read a paper on the relations of the B. amp; O. R. R. and its employees at one of Dr. McCosh's celebrated library meetings...
That this generous gift might not be useless, the liberality of our friends at home supplied us with the means of building and furnishing a house; and we are now erecting a fitting home for the School, which will be ready for occupation next October. But we are still without provisions for the regular expenses of the School, especially for the salary of a permanent director. It was obvious from the beginning that our School could never aspire to the rank and importance which the French and German schools at Athens have long maintained, and could never undertake continuous...
...University of Pennsylvania has received a gift of ten thousand dollars toward the erection of its new library...
...received from the Yale University nine to play a match game on regatta day, both nines to be "selected from the academic departments alone." As this was the first time Yale had shown any inclination to play Harvard, the challenge was eagerly accepted, although it was really a Greek gift, the Yale nine having been meeting with great success during the spring. At this time I find the earliest mention on record of that time-honored lie: "Vassar Female College has a base-ball club and ten boat clubs...
...Harvard University. Seeing as we do wherein the old house is lacking, we can construct the new house on a greatly improved plan. Of course the boat club is dependent entirely on the munificence of interested persons, and it is to be hoped that the disposition of any gift that may be made to the university in the future will be left in the hands of the college authorities, who so clearly understand the needs of the students...