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Every immigrant has a double identity and a double vision, being suspended between an old and a new home, an old and a new self. The very notion of a new home, of course, is in a sense as impossible as the notion of new parents. Parents are who they...
He says that, in ancient times, bells “were the main form of communication.” Towns would ring victory bells, fire bells, worships bells, and bells for many other occasions. When prayer became an important part of the day, bells marking services became major time markers...
From the 1640s until 1886, church bells also rang twice daily in Appleton Chapel to mark the University’s mandatory services. In the morning, the bell rang from 7:40 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. to give everyone time to arrive at the service, which began promptly at...
Even though freshman students may complain about the noise emanating from Memorial Church, some alums, too, count the bells as significant.
J. Barry Vaughn ’78 wrote about his 25th reunion in an essay called “Nostalgia and Remembrance,” in which he highlighted the role of the church bells in Harvard culture.