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...shouldn't be surprised that writers for the Harvard Crimson are impressed by Mr. Gardiner's impeccable lineage both in Harvard attenders and in participants to such gentlemanly pursuits as rowing. Nor should I be annoyed by their careful noting that his great uncle financed renovations in the Porcellian Club. And I suppose it is even a defensible hypothesis that Mr. Gardiner's ancestors' ability to gain control over, and so philanthropically dispose of such resources is of relevance to his athletic prowess and moral virtue. I guess I just find it a little disconcerting read...
What Mr. Gardiner does with himself is his own business. The reasons one has for joining a final club such as the Porcellian are best passed over in charitable silence. Why must we be assured of his affection for "people with a certain financial background"? No doubt he will row for Chase Manhattan as hard as he rows for Harvard, but is this really the sort of thing that the Crimson wants to hold up as virtuous example...
...laconic Parker may have painted too desolate a picture. Senior captain and Porcellian prexy Gordie Gardiner, returning to the stroke position after a year at number two, and other third-year men Warren Perkins, at number two, and Paul Templeton at the bow, should provide a sound nucleus for the Harvard eight...
They called it "the Pig Club" back in 1791 when it was founded, and some call it that today for different reasons. You see, the Porcellian Club--the most prestigious and mysterious of Harvard's nine final clubs--took its original name from two of its first members who enjoyed "that delicacy in roasted form," according to Cleveland Amory. The vernacular--and even the club--has changed since 1791, and Porcellian is now known to its enamored members as "the Porc...
Still, Harvard's final clubs--Porcellian, A.D., Delphic, D.U., Phoenix, Owl, Fox, Spee and Fly--symbolize something to everyone on campus. The standards of club membership have changed over Harvard's many years, but the clubs still carry the onus of mystery and elitism they cultivated for over 200 years...