Word: copey
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...twenty-third annual Christmas reading of Charles Townsend Copeland '82, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, Emeritus, better known to thousands of his admirers as "Copey," will be given in the Common Room of the Freshman Union on Friday afternoon, December 14, at 4.30 o'clock...
...venerable Copey, one of the better known of Harvard's traditions, has given a reading in the Union just before Christmas every year since the building was opened. The 75 year old Professor has announced his intention of continuing his readings in the Union until he is well past the 100-year mark. He has also started the custom of giving a reading in Kirkland House each year, and he is planning to do the same this winter...
...names of the selections have not been announced, but in the past "Copey," has read from Stephen Leacock, Rudyard Kipling, the Bible, and other sources. Until 1932, when his health forced his withdrawal, Professor Copeland live in Hollis Hall in the yard, and he still maintains a great interest in the undergraduates...
...shows were given in the downstairs living room. In the upstairs living room, at the far end of the hall, a series of informal talks by prominent professors on topics of current interest sponsored by last year's Union Committee. It was in this room that Harvard's famous "Copey" gave his Christmas reading exclusively for the first-year men. The Debating Council also used this room for its meetings and forums...
Many thousand Harvard men have grown to love him so that he may be compared only to the ever-present "Copey" in their minds. That ready smile and constant cheerfulness have made him popular with everyone. Yet those men see more in his attitude than that of the hail fellow well met. They recognize the great knowledge of music which has made his arrangements and compositions used by the leading choral organizations the world over. Still more they recognize the sincerity which has gained for him the confidence of so many friends. It was that sincerity that convinced President Lowell...