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...According to the scholar Nathan C. Shiverick ’52, the leisure bred by wealth creates a demand for an outlet to pass the time and expend energy and aggression. The conclusion of the Civil War ushered in great fortunes for some Bostonians. But Shiverick argues that more lies behind the phenomenon. In the 1880s, when the Irish gained municipal control of the city, the Brahmins were politically disenfranchised. The former ruling class of Boston reasserted itself by creating private charitable corporations and a network of hospitals, schools, almshouses. It was more than nobless oblige; it was a desire...
...creation of the private corporation is essential to the structure of the clubs, says Shiverick. It allowed for the formation of partnerships with limited liability: each partner would not have to risk his whole fortune if disaster struck in the case of, say bankruptcy or lawsuits. In short, the corporation could be used not only to finance a railroad, but also, an orchestra, an orphanage, a polo club equipped with an imported, famous French chef or, as Shiverick notes, a “caucus room.” Thus, business, charitable and social interests all merged into a giant Brahmin...
...group of dissatisfied final club members started the Signet in 1870, when some juniors became fed up with the traditional social strata on campus and decided to form a new organization with a membership based on "merit and character," according to a piece written by member Nathan C. Shiverick '52 on the Society's centennial. Now 116 years old, the Signet is located in yellow cottage at 46 Dunster Street, a building it bought from the AD Club...
...Mary Shiverick Morss '52 announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts last Monday...
...Latin have not only learned how to teach Latin, but in many instances have actually mastered their subject. The improving standard of pedagogy has attracted students who actually master the subject themselves. The proponents of mandatory General Education would do well to dwell on past example. Nathan C. Shiverick...