Word: harvardiana
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...platform to Kellett, the newly appointed song leader. The latter, who led the singing at Camp Devens during the war, instilled a spirit into the gathering such as has not been seen at Harvard since the fall of 1916. Time and again the room rang to the tunes of "Harvardiana" and "The Gridiron King" until the leader was satisfied and Trumbull took the stand...
Each chorus will sing the three football marches, "Harvardiana," "Gridiron King" and "Soldiers Field," in order to provide a basis of comparison for the judges, of whom President Lowell will be one. The list of songs for the three choruses together is planned as follows, part songs being omitted...
...reign supreme in the football world, for the Service terms must be reckoned with. To see civilian meet solider is a noble sight, but still we yearn for our old foes. Let us hope that next year we may again see a University team marching down the field to Harvardiana and the cheers of Harvard's five thousand sons. Until that happens we wish the Informals the best of luck, hoping that next year they may be University material in the true sense of the word...
...glittering little asteroid given by Professor J. H. Metcalfe to the New York Allied Bazaar is still wandering nameless through the heavens. Its ruddy glow proclaims its lifelong wish to be called "Harvardiana" but unless the Cantabrigians uncork their purses during the next few days, there is danger that the poor planet may suffer under some less lucky cognomen. Votes will be on sale daily until Saturday at 10 cents each at the CRIMSON Building, 14-20 Plympton street. Plural voting is not only allowed, but encouraged...
...asteroid its name. The committee in charge consists of Professor Henry Norris Russell, director of the Princeton Observatory, and Hamilton Fish Strong. Working in conjunction with them are the various college newspapers, which are running branch contests to decide whether the name of the new planet will be Harvardiana, Yalensis, Tiga, Columbiana, Cornellia, or Pennsylvania. Princeton was not selected, as there is already a planet of that name...