Word: southwest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University of Texas. While there he spoke before both houses of the state legislature and addressed the local Business League on "Municipal Government." At San Antonio, on February 26, he was present at the dinner of the Association of Northern and Eastern College Men in the Southwest. After spending four days at Houston and Galveston he left for New Orleans, where he delivered the Founders' Day address at Tulane University and received the honorary degree of LL.D...
President Eliot returns to Cambridge today after his two months' trip to the Southwest and South. His journey can well be compared with a march of triumph, for everywhere he has been received with the enthusiasm shown only to the greatest men of the nation. His days have been busy ones, days which would tax the vigor of the most hardy. But throughout Mr. Eliot has given gladly of his powers for the benefit of the University which he represents, and has undoubtedly done much to strengthen Harvard's rapidly growing influence in the South...
...table of the preceding year which is published for purposes of comparison. The first item, "Care of Buildings and Grounds," varies little from year to year. Expenses on the general account are larger because of certain increases in salary. Permanent improvements include chiefly a baseball diamond in the southwest corner of Soldiers Field and a railway for hauling up the floats and runways at both the Newell and Weld boathouses...
President Eliot, accompanied by Mrs. Eliot, will leave Cambridge tomorrow for a long trip through the south and southwest, in the course of which he will represent Harvard at many meetings and dinners of the graduates. An opportunity will also be given to the president to study educational and industrial conditions in large sections of the country. The trip is to occupy about two months, and President Eliot expects to return to Cambridge on April 3. It will be remembered that last year President Eliot made a shorter tour of the western Harvard Clubs, occupying the month of April...
...Texas he will visit the state Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the University of Texas on February 23 and 24. At San Antonio on February 26 he will be present at the dinner of the Association of Northern and Eastern College Men in the Southwest. Going then to New Orleans the president is to attend a dinner of the state Harvard Club and inspect the University of Louisiana and Tulane University...