Notice. The junior class are hereby authorized to hold a meeting
Cambridge: 1856. Broadside, 4¾" x 6¼"; printed pro-forma document completed in manuscript; previous folds; very good. "The [Junior] Class are hereby authorized to hold a meeting in [The Societies Room] at [seven] o'clock, [P.] M., for the purpose of [electing editors of the Harvard Magazine]." Signed in full, "James Walker." James Walker was president of Harvard between 1853 and 1860, and graduated in the class of 1814. He returned to study at Harvard Divinity School, graduating in 1817. He served as the Unitarian Minister of Harvard Church and then as Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity before being elected president. Five periodicals were known to have used the title Harvard Magazine. This notice probably refers to the initial general interest literary journal issued from 1854 to 1864 which included essays and poetry. Not found in OCLC. Item #54648
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