Word: class
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...exactly three centuries ago that the College opened, and the first Freshman Class matriculated. The College was founded by a vote of the General Court in the fall of 1636; but owing to an Indian war and a female agitator the actual opening was delayed almost two years. Early in 1638 the Board of Overseers purchased for the College a house and yard in "Cow-yard Row", where the natives of the "Newetown" parked their cattle at night. When the name of Newetown was changed to Cambridge, the citizens were so pleased that they granted the College a slice...
...know how many Freshmen entered in the summer of 1638, but nine graduated in 1642. The most famous in this Class was Sir George Downing, who became English ambassador to the Netherlands, and after whom Downing Street, London, is named. A majority of the early Harvard classes returned to England for jobs; most of the rest became clergymen in New England...
...Class of 1742 Had 24 Graduates...
...Class of 1742, a century later, had only 24 graduates. Its most famous member was Samuel Auchmuty, a noted colonial lawyer and judge, who later received honorary degrees from Columbia and Oxford. Jumping another century, the Class of 1842 graduated 56 strong. This class lost several men in the Civil War. The best-known member was Stephen H. Phillips, who became foreign Minister of the old Kingdom of Hawaii...
...makes me feel old to reflect that I know one member of the Class of 1842 personally. Eleven of them lived into the present century, the last dying in 1911. So if the same average holds good, twenty percent of 1942 can hope to see New Year's Day 2001. Let's hope they will find that year a little more peaceful than this year of unemployment, war, and hurricanes...