Word: coxing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Adams left behind him the nickname of the "Great Incendiary", which has given him unjustly the reputation of a demagogue at best, if an inspired one. Governor Cox's term for him in his proclamation fits better,--a "Sentinel for Liberty". All through his life Adams kept his alertness and his fearless regard for duty as he saw it. As an undergraduate at Harvard, his thesis for a degree was a strong defense or the proposition that "it is lawful to resist the Supreme Magistrate if the Commonwealth cannot be otherwise preserved." There is no reason to believe that Adams...
...Governor Cox's speech was one of the features of the exercises in the quadrangle. After greeting the gathering on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts he lauded the part the University has played during its history in the life of Massachusetts and the country at large. He spoke in part as follows...
...this the academic procession formed opposite Harvard and Massachusetts Halls and marched past University Hall and so between the lines of Seniors along the path to the Sever Quadrangle. President Lowell and the University Marshal headed the procession, while Mayor James M. Curley of Boston and Governor Channing H. Cox were among those who marched. Former recipients of honorary degrees from the University, alumni from the class of 1855 to classes of recent years, and members of the Board of Overseers were also in the procession. Mr. William whiting Richards '55 led the alumni who marching in order of seniority...
Blue Crew.--Bow, Russell; 2, Sheffield; 3, Bigelow; 4, Rockefeller; 5, Spencer; 6, McHenry; 7, Haines; sroke, Ewing; cox., Thomas...
White Crew.--Bow, Whitney; 2, Cheney; 3, Leslie; 4, Pelly; 5, Ellis; 6, Goodwin; 7, Haldeman; stroke, Freeman; cox., Chase...