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...Lippincott & Co. announce a novel of New England life, "Forever and a Day," by Edward Fuller, who is a student at Harvard College, a member of the graduating class of 1882. - [N. Y. Critic.] We congratulate Mr. Fuller on his successful literary venture, a success presaged by his meritorious work in college journalism...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 5/9/1882 | See Source »

...good material in the class, but we cannot begin too soon to cultivate a proper amount of class spirit. For this purpose a class supper would be of the greatest possible value. It would unite the class as a whole for once in feeling and interests, as poor success in sports and poor prospects in athletics have as yet failed to do, and would go far to advance a spread of common feeling and of good fellowship among the members of '85 which has not yet been shown. The only objections are lack of precedent and possible lack of self...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/9/1882 | See Source »

...pleased to announce that next year a new German course will be opened to seniors. Hitherto, there have been very few desirable courses in this useful language, and in general it has met with neither the success nor popularity that has attended the French courses, which are, perhaps, the best-conducted courses in modern languages that the curriculum possesses. We hope, however, that the new course will be made attractive, and, what is of equal importance, valuable, which latter can be done only by placing the course in charge of a competent instructor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/8/1882 | See Source »

...visitors and all who take pride in Harvard institutions. The room which contains it is always very largely visited, and it would be well if the addition alluded to could be made in time for the increased influx of the tourist element during the next two months. Though our success last year in base-ball was not complete, yet it was considerable, and we should all be glad to have these trophies in view which were gained by our team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/6/1882 | See Source »

...continues, "because the advantage they possess in being able to pick their teams from a number of candidates greatly in excess of any of the other colleges, added to several years of experience, at present practically precludes the possibility of others competing with them. with any chance for success. Besides, these two colleges already belong to an organization containing, with some exceptions, the finest players in the country; and, while we have no doubt both Harvard and Yale would return a courteous reply, were an invitation to join such a league as we propose extended them, it seems...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOTES AND COMMENTS. | 5/6/1882 | See Source »