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...design, this change would entail some discomfort for the Gold Coasters. But this new system of democracy was not a reality. To join a House, the master would interview an undergraduate to see if his attitude was an acceptable addition to the microcosm within the Harvard community. Soon the Houses gained reputations of their...
...times changed. The Housing system was initiated. In theory, the Houses were a democratic advance for Harvard. President A. Lawrence Lowell, Class of 1877, wanted democracy to reign and usurp the aristocracy. The Gold Coast would be a thing of the past and the socially elite would mix with the common man. In the General Information for the Class of 1935, Lowell proclaimed his philosophy of the houses on the first page of the book...
This system passively supported the continuation of the Harvard caste system. Even though the Houses were somewhat diverse, the intense social polarization of the Gold Coast remained...
...still felt that their social standing and careers depended on admission and success in a final club. Not every young gent made the cut--many were left outside in the cold, staring through the windows of the Pudding, watching the swirling gowns and flowing champagne--the legacy of the Gold Coast...
Boston society was stongly invested in the fate of the student-gentry and their new haunt--the social clubs--as they had been with the Gold Coast. One article found in the scrapbook of a 1903 graduate, George Stillman, proclaimed in the headline, "Student Stunts at Harvard!-Tests Required of Candidates for Secret Societies." The Boston Globe often announced the Hasty Pudding Annual Dance with detailed explanations of ball gowns and the appearance of the women as well as lists of the social elite at the party...