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...first major revolt of the nineteenth century, in 1807, was also a gastronomic protest. The Rotten Cabbage Rebellion consisted of a large student assembly under a tree which still stands near Hollis Hall, later to be christened Rebellion Elm. They pleaded for a change in the quality of the Harvard menu, especially in the cabbage. But the revolt resulted only in 17 expulsions--the food remained mainly unchanged...
...dozen years later, the freshmen and sophomores staged a massive battle in the dining room, pelting each other with fruit and vegetables. When several were suspended, students congressed once again under Rebellion Elm, and the entire sophomore class decided to resign from the College. They recanted within two weeks, but not all were readmitted. This effort also inspired a poetic outpouring: a poem in four cantos, "Rebelliad; or Terrible Transactions at the Seat of the Muses...
...State Department of Public Works has recommended the Brookline-Elm St. route for the highway. The federal government, which pays 90 per cent of the costs, must now approve the selection. The federal Bureau of Public Roads has assured local officials that it will thoroughly review the state's recommendation, and, if necessary, ask the state DPW for further justification of the selection...
...State House in early June was tentatively suggested. The group is also expected to provide anti-highway signs and help raise money for the proposed study. Its present empoverished financial condition was emphasized, however, when Mrs. Michael Benfield, a local community leader in the Brookline-Elm St. area, pleaded for $50 to pay the rent for "Save Our Cities" temporary headquarters...
...Vellucci made the proposal yesterday to hire engineering consultants for a study of a Memorial Drive route. He insisted that the City be prepared with a new alternate route if a current federal study of the highway eventually supports the state Department of Public Works' selection of Brookline-Elm...