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...Harvard’s first Commencement ceremony in 1642, the nine graduates proved their proficiency in three ancient tongues with Latin and Greek orations as well as a “Hebrew Analysis Grammatical, Logicall and Rhetoricall of the Psalms.” According to Harvard historian Samuel Eliot Morrison, Class of 1908, the graduates and their guests retired to the mess hall at 11 a.m. for “plenty of good substantial food” washed down by barrels of the young College’s own beer. They then returned to the Yard for an afternoon...
...bring down the curtain on a successful double act. Despite the rancor engendered by their personal rivalry, Blair and Brown, the Lennon and McCartney of politics, had a creative chemistry. As Brown embarks on a solo career, Geldof finds a new, and apt, comparison, remarking: "Brown is the Van Morrison of politics - grumpy but brilliant...
...contributions to the arts, culture, and the life of the mind,” is usually presented to an individual once a year, although the Institute sometimes awards it to groups of people. In 2005, the Medal was given to Nobel laureates Nadine Gordimer, Wole Soyinka, Toni Morrison, and Derek Walcott upon their visit to Harvard...
CAPE TOWN From safari lodges to chain restaurants, Magis' stackable Air-Chair ($122) by Jasper Morrison fits in seamlessly with a wide variety of surroundings...
...Caroline Simmons. Princeton’s Cox scored her second of the game, but Martin, carrying the scoring burden almost single-handedly for Harvard, put in her third. The Tigers then scored thrice more. Cox completed a hat trick of her own, followed by goals from Jenna Washabaugh, Kristin Morrison, and Christine Casaceli. Morrison’s tally marked her fifth score of the match. “I just don’t think we can let teams like Princeton get a run on us,” Martin said. “They’re so skilled...