Word: hundredth
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of Dr. Samuel Johnson's birth, Mr. Copeland will lecture on "Dr. Johnson and his Friendships" this evening at 8 o'clock in Huntington hall, 491 Boylston street, Boston. It will be a free public lecture held under the auspices of the Lowell Institute. Tickets will not be required nor will seats be reserved. All people who expect to attend the lecture are requested to be at the hall ahead of time as the doors will be closed one minute before 8 o'clock...
...young and humble English clergyman as the basis of his talk. The first service in commemoration of the birth of John Harvard was held in 1904. In succeeding years, with the exception of 1907, the anniversary was allowed to pass without special notice. On the occasion of the three hundredth anniversary two years ago a notable celebration was held. It is planned to mark the birthday henceforth by a brief address similar to the one to be given today...
...date is not certain, the preacher at the morning prayers in Appleton Chapel on Monday morning, the Rev. Francis J. McConnell, D.D., LL.D., president of De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, will select his subject with special reference to the occasion. Last year this service was omitted, but the three hundredth anniversary in 1907 was made the occasion of a great undergraduate celebration. It is expected that henceforth the birthday will be marked by a brief address similar to the one to be given in Appleton Chapel on Monday...
...meeting to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes '09 will be held this evening in Sanders Theatre at 7.45 o'clock. These exercises, given under the auspices of the Cambridge Historical Society, are held at this time rather than on August 29, the exact anniversary, for convenience...
This evening we are to celebrate in Sanders Theatre the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes; a centenary which from a Harvard standpoint stands out in special prominence. Holmes was graduated from Harvard College with the famous class of 1829, immortalized in many of his lighter poems. His name has always been closely associated with that distinguished New England group of men of letters which attained so enviable a position in the second half of the last century. As poet, essayist and physician, Holmes was equally successful. He lectured for many years in the Harvard Medical...