Word: gladness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Imagine the 8,000,000 of children actually in attendance at the elementary schools of the country brought before your view. Each unit of that mass speaks of a glad birth, a brightened home, a mother's pondering heart, a father's careful joy. In all that multitude every little heart bounds and every eye shines at the name of Washington...
...energy shown by the Cricket club this year is very encouraging. This branch of our athletics, though herefore not supported by many men and having a number of difficulties to contend against, has always brought credit to the college. This year we are very glad to see that the club has begun the season with increased energy and under much more favorable conditions. More men are trying for the team than ever before and the drawback of having no suitable practice ground has been done away with. The need of having more room for our outdoor athletics is a question...
...very glad that a club of graduates of other colleges is to be formed. Our graduate department offers splendid facilities for work, and is a department on which our reputation as a university will in a great measure depend. To a club of this sort, whose purpose is to bring home to students of other colleges the advantages that Harvard offers for study, we extend our heartiest encouragement...
...very glad to see that the Greek play "Electra," which was given in Boston on Thursday afternoon, will be given in Sanders Theatre next Wednesday evening. This will furnish a rare opportunity for all the students and especially those interested in the study of Greek. The play will be given at the special request of the Greek Department of the University, the members of which have been very much interested in the play as given in New York and Boston. The play is said to be admirably acted and the scenery and costumes are very authentic. We need not urge...
...plan is to establish a special German library in Sever Hall on the same plan as the French library which has proved of great service to students in that department. We are heartily glad that Mr. Villard has come forward and given such material aid to the scheme. After the subscriptions have been started in such a royal way the rest of the money needed ought not to be long in coming. We urge all interested in the matter to subscribe as much as possible...