Word: western
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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During the vacation, the death of Mr. T. G. Cary of Cambridge took place. He was indirectly connected with Harvard, as the assistant of the late Professor Louis Agassiz, and has conducted valuable researches in the natural history of the Western States...
...western trip of the Glee and Banjo clubs terminated Monday night, the men arriving in Cambridge at a late hour. The tour in every respect satisfied the strongest hopes of all the members. Before houses crowded with the most enthusiastic audiences, the clubs did themselves great credit, and deserve the heartiest thanks of the college for so admirably representing it. The Harvard clubs at the different cities seemed to vie with one another in the manner of receiving their guests, and nothing was wanting in the way of hospitality...
...Wesleyan Argus speaks in terms of highest praise of Dr. Bradford P. Raymond, who has formally accepted the presidency of Wesleyan, and will enter upon his new duties at the beginning of the next college year. It says: "The new president is a leader among Western Methodists and is not wholly unknown in the east. He is about 40 years old and for several years has been president of Lawrence University, at Appleton, Wis. Those who know Dr. Raymond best have given him the warmest endorsement. Personally he is said to be a man whom student and faculty...
...proved to be the most enjoyable concert given by those organizations for many years. The advance sale of tickets for this concert was unusually large, it being impossible to procure a seat in any part of the house two days before the date of the performance. The coming western tour of the Glee and Banjo Clubs probably accounts for the unusual interest taken in their concert, the public being curious to know how Harvard is to be represented in the west...
...Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs have arranged an extended western tour for the holidays. It will be the longest ever taken by a college club. The first concert will be given at Case Hall, Cleveland, on Christmas night. The clubs will be given a reception at the home of K. V. Painter, '89. On Wednesday, the 26th, the clubs will give a concert at Central Music Hall, Chicago, and on Thursday night the Yale Alumni Association will tender them a reception. The third concert will be given in St. Paul on Friday evening in the People's Theatre. The concert...