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...explain. “Fair Harvard” is a delightful hymn describing the excitement of Commencement day. The original language (“thy sons to thy jubilee throng”) indicates that students, admittedly male students, are “thronging??�� to the “jubilee” of Harvard graduation. The easiest reading of the new verse presents an obvious grammatical problem: “We join in thy jubilee throng,” is essentially saying “we come together at your jubilee.” This complete statement then leaves...

Author: By Brian S Gillis | Title: Fair Harvard | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

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