Word: offing
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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The annual reception to new members of the University was held in Sanders Theatre last night. Professor Shaler presided and introduced President Eliot, who said in part.
"It is a common error to suppose that the men of this University live in rooms the walls of which are covered with embossed leather; t at they have at hand every luxury of modern life. As a matter of fact, there are but few such. The great majority are...
Nearly all these men come here with well-defined ambitions. Few have no serious object in coming, and few fail to respond to the call of duty. The enthusiasm with which the students helped the University to care for the Cuban teachers is ample proof of this. However trying the...
A noteworthy fact to be remembered in this connection is the age of these men. Few were more than twenty-three years old. The growing habit of spending long years in preparation for a life work is a grave error. As soon as a man or a woman can do...
The St. Paul's Society will give a reception to the churchmen of the University tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, in Phillips Brooks House. Informal speeches will be made by the Rev. William G. Thayer, Headmaster of the St. Mark's School, Southboro, Mass, and by the Rev. E...