Word: higginson
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...formal announcement of the winners of academic distinctions during the past year took place in the Fogg Lecture Room last night. Professor LeB. R. Briggs presided. Among the invited guests and members of the Faculty who occupied seats on the platform were Maj. H. L. Higginson hon. '82, Dr. Wm. Everett '59, Professors Morgan, Smith, Grandgent, Taussig, Wright and Wendell and the four class presidents...
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., have recently published a book by Colonel T. W. Higginson '41, entitled "Contemporaries." The volume is a valuable series of sketches, most of which have been previously published in magazines, of famous men and women contemporary with Colonel Higginson. Among the best known names are those of Emerson, Whittier, Grant, Wendell Phillips, Charles Sumner, and Theodore Parker. Colonel Higginson, in his simple and graceful style, has treated his subjects not as historical figures, but as living men and women. The sketches of Ulysses S. Grant, Wendell Phillips, and Theodore Parker are thoughtful and appreciative, and the reminiscences...
FRANCIS LEE HIGGINSON...
...preliminary plans of the Harvard Union have been prepared in accordance with the suggestions made by a committee which met at Major Higginson's some weeks ago. While these plans embody the ideas of many people interested in the success of the Union, they are subject to change and a description is thought to be of interest, particularly if the graduates and students are willing to write their own ideas for the benefit of the committee...
Crew--F. L. Higginson '00, H. Bancroft 2L., C. M. Sheafe 2L., C. B. Wood 2L., D. M. Goodrich 1L., G. L. Harding '00, N. W. Tilton '00, H. A. Wadleigh '00, N. Biddle '00, D. D. Evans '01, J. Lawrence...