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...since 1868 in the library work to which his contributions are numerous and valuable. In 1868 he was made superintendent of the Boston Public Library, and he held the position until 1877 when he was appointed librarian of Harvard College. Since that year, under his administration, the Library has grown apace until it is now second to no college library in usefulness and convenience. Dr. Winsor was one of the founders, and first president of the American Library Association and was at one time president of the American Historical Society. His knowledge of cartography was exceptional and his reputation such...
...feasibility of the scheme. there seems to be little doubt if every one does his share to aid those who have active charge. Harvard for many years has grown more and more de-centralized in interest and some positive check must immediately be applied. The University Club, as proposed, seems to offer the easiest and most certain means of again uniting the student body and producing a spirit of unity which shall be powerful enough to bring success to our efforts, whether athletic or literary...
...announcement of the Student Conference to be held as usual at Northfield next June is commended to the attention of all those who are interested in charitable work. This conference has grown in its scope and usefulness until it is now the kind of a meeting which it does a man some good to attend,-more good, in fact, than most men realize. Harvard men have not taken up the conferences in the past in as general a way as the other colleges have or as one would expect. There are certainly a great many men here who do some...
...sameness in the bill of fare and the frequent carelessness in the preparation of the food, which seems to come out most strongly in the insipid taste of the vegetables, and often also in the half-baked rolls at breakfast, are reason enough to believe that some one has grown indifferent in the performance of his duties. Let us be reasonable in our demands, but also firm in insisting on our rights...
...interest in debating has rapidly grown strong within the last two or three years, although it has always been a calm steady reasoning interest rather than a fiery enthusiasm, firing up one day and dying away the next. It has been based on the growing conviction that the ability to speak well in public is not only desirable but necessary for the proper and complete equipment of an educated man. Anything that will deepen this conviction, and so increase the interest in debating and public speaking, is to be welcomed; not only because it will be an aid to success...