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...many years, however, the day was called Valedictory Day, and it was not until 1838 that the modern Class Day properly originated. The custom previous to 1838 was for the senior class to meet in the morning in one of the south rooms in University, and listen to a religious service conducted by their own chaplain (a member of the class). They then marched in procession to the president's (Wadsworth) house, and escorted him to the chapel (Holden) where were prayers, oration, poem, and class ode, as now. The class supper was usually the same night, at some hotel...
...perhaps not. No one pauses to ask. It is not strange, however, if in future C's contributors are passed with suspicion. D. sings his little "Willow song," mounts his little pedestal, poses for a moment, and passes away. Such are our poets. They sing to us and we listen in pleased surprise, or transient pain...
Sever 11 was exceedingly well filled last night to listen to the fifth of the interesting series of lectures on the human system. The doctor took up the subject as announced, and held the attention of his audience very satisfactorily to the end. Excuse must be made for the action of a few men, who rather rudely left before the lecture was over, on the ground of the examinations...
...when we come to discuss an author whose life and actions were of such shameless degradation that they should be referred to only in order to subject them to the severest condemnation. With all due regard to French Realism, I can scarcely believe that for two hundred students to listen to a detailed account of such a life, unless it be delivered in order that its hideousness be shown, is either profitable or consistent with the high tone of this college...
...denying us per se the virtues of other college students? We have been as carefully trained in our homes, and are possibly as honest as other students. There are few (or none) of the ordinary college religious exercises that we do not attend; we have religious societies; we listen to good preaching. It is true that we have our little dissenters and deists, our little men of every stamp, but we have also men and students who are not little, who do not affect an unnatural unbelief. And they represent Harvard opinion. Any claim to the contrary is a misrepresentation...