Word: holds
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...only have a sufficient knowledge of their subject, as all the lecturers thus far have had, but are able, 1st, to put what they know in an intelligible form; 2d, to deliver it so that they can be heard, and, if possible, so that they can hold the attention of their audience. If it is impossible for the College to secure such men, although other organizations seem to find no difficulty in doing so, we would suggest that lectures such as have been given this year would do much more good if printed in pamphlet form and distributed, than they...
...letter put Mr. Hammond in an uncomfortable position. This is not true. The letter only informed Mr. Hammond, as well as the class, that he was elected unfairly, and gave him an opportunity to do what his feelings must have prompted him to, that is, to resign and hold a fresh election, The only pity is that he has delayed this step so long...
...mercies without mercy, would ye hold...
...seems best to the Seniors to hold their class election at once, we wish to remind them that the best results can be secured only by forgetting all society lines. It is one unpleasant feature of our college life, that society and class feeling are inevitably opposed to each other. But Harvard is less open to this evil than most colleges, and the class of '80 is less open to it than most classes. Therefore we hope that the little society feeling which does exist will be entirely laid aside during the class election. The idea that each society must...
...this is the first attempt to hold class races in the autumn, it is to be hoped that they will prove successful enough to be continued in the future, for almost any system is preferable to the old scratch races...