New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-26
THE COLLEGE REGATTt.
VI.
TIE HARVARD GREW.


SIX THE UNIVERSITY MEN PowEIFUL
CREW.
lFROA SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE fKIBuSk'J
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 21-1he first glimpse
vOuchsafed of any of the Harvard dis
solving view Of several exquisite young in blue
and straw. with sticks and bags, passing our win
dows their way home over Sunday. They are
pulling twice day now, but on Saturday-the very
day of conrse when wanted 70 zee theni-thcy omit
tie afternoon pull so have waited till to-day to
see them, aud have relied upon the resources OF
" Fair Harvard for amusement meantime. Certain
ly no place can he more delightful My friend, an
instructor venerable in the eyes of undergraduates,
has two vast and cayernOns apartments in the old
Wadswolt III House in the College yard, each 10 feet
long or something like il. and wide in proportion
Great people the generous wainscOt from noOr To
ceiling would tell about, il is could only talk IL
was old when Washington and Leo were there
during the Revolution. All of the Plesi-
dents of Harvard College have chatted in its
hearing, beginning 90 years before those two ausere
PATRIOTS saw it-Wadsworth, Holy okc, Locke,
Laurdon, Willard, Webber, Kirkland. Quincy, aud
Everett Here the Royal Governors of the Colony
always assembled on succeeding anniversaries, and
no distinguished stranger passed its door without
paying his respects. The night cold, Saturday,
and We built fire of blazing coal in the ancient
chimney and lighted gas the black, caw-tootcd
mahogany table, but they only made two holes OF
light in the vast space of gloom and the Imagination
of Hawthorne might have peopcd the outer dark
ness of the with the spirits of host OF an
rient sages and warriors holding centennial revels
about us. For ourselves, wise about what
Tom, Dick and Harry were doing in law, phySic and
divinity. till the fire went ont, and then we went to
bed in wariike style to the drumming OF banjo ia
Ggcys Hall, three doors OF in the quadrangle, ac-
companied by tc figs Of skilled corps Of mosqui-
toes by, and the occasional prod of their bay
onets.
NOW TIE CREW LIVE.
Sunday soma gay yonng s0phomores took me tn
Commons to dinner and saw the place where the
uu1erpraduaics in general and the Harvard Uniyer-
sty crew i'm particular. exercise those primary
functions of eating and dTinking upon which gentle
mon Of wealth and education. well ~ day laborers,
depend for sustcnauce Imagine enormous hall,
60 feet high, 100 feet long, and eighty feet wide,
full of boys-that ia, "men7-eatiag and drinking,
and making merry; with IS windows of immense
SIZE lighting it at the sides, beginning about %
feet from the floor. The sides up to the windows
wainscoted with oak aud walnut. and vast, intri-
cate network of massive timbeis of polished pine,
proinod ana archcd and squared and pointed, up
holds the roof above the windows. At the north end
is the gallery where tle ladies frequently 20, as my
Sophomore explained. TO see the animals eat' At
the south. under tho great tinted window, is dais
whore the ovcrseers occasionally sit and take
dinner, pretending To enjoy their pork aud beans
AID corncd beef excessively, while the gorles
them with the arms Of Harvard. Massachusetts,, and
this mighty Uncn reelected in various colors through
the glass their heads On the main floor the
tables at which half a Thousand Young scholars
get their daily bread and the culinary arrangements
in The basement are equal to those Of a frstclass
hotel The fare is very good excelling particularly
in the desirable element of fresh vegetables. Itcosts
each student about 70 per week which is moderate
for snch magnificent accommodations, with clean
tables and competent attendance. IL 10 expected
that even this expense will l,e l-ssnned.
The athletes have private nnc-table in Of
tie rooms uuder the CALLER. Here the charge is
81 per week, and the fare H. sti plain hut improved
in quality. Some of the students tried 10 get III there
with luxurious intent. "Bananas and oranges, you
know. aud al thar kind Of thing, by George" one
of them remarked 10 me: but they were informed
that only ihos gentlemen actually about 10 enter for
something NJ Saratoga could get in there ard money
was no object: 90 they went back 20 greens ard
qosling feed outside. One thing not to 10 overlooked
in this hal il tie collection Of portraits by
Smbert. Coplcy aud Stuart. over the boys heads.
Thomas Hancock, in black velvet and white stock
ings with gold buckles. and oylston IN blue damas'S
and purple cap. are brilliant oil jects both Ccpley's;
Thomas Hollis by the same. and john Adams AMI
Josiah Quincy by Stuart all attract tle lovers of
American art. The motto of the College Christie et
Ecclesia" is stamped upon all the china but not
npon all the undergraduates minds apparently. All
day Sunday they we've lying about in the windows
and under trees, aud fellow played very
secuiar and Ofenhachian music on his piano in one
If tie middle halls Of the quadrangle inst the
gsegation were coming from chapel There
mn.ic in many roouIs and the gentleman in Grey's
WIS pretty lively with his banjo till late hour
again.
This College has a most peculiar and amusing cpl
demic just nOw-to wit bulldogs. ! mention the
bulldog az the standard ANNUAL. but the thing
tends 10 puppy, whelp hound, and eur oi
low degree. The bigges, one have is a st. Ber
naId tie property Of Otis. stroke of the University
crew and the smallest is "A ridiculous black mOngrcl
dog which appears to belong to Blakey. the boat
builder. The most stylish animal is pure bulldog.
very fierce. black. with pink n0se-clearly
modelled after Jack in " Tom Brown at Oxford lleis
named Quincy after the Dean of the University.
and is a very popular character. They do not seem
10 lie an efficient LOT of dofor party of old rats
came out from under Stouehton ~ Sunday. and tro-
tod about their corner Of the campus for hours IN
broad daylight and the only dog that appeared. when
his master tired 10 bring him up TO the scratch"
seemed affected with sndden desire 10 go home, AID
refused the combat utterly. But if not efficient they
are numerous, Ill much 49, that the Faculty have
been obliged TO pass ordinance prohibiting the
keepng of dogs after next term.
This dog fashion Is part of an extravagant ten
deucy which is visible here. The dressing IL cxces
sive and tire expenditure for rooms ~ very great.
Rooms are drawn By lot anal the drawer has tie
right 10 transfer. Freshman paid four hundred
ant, nifty dollars few days ago for the mere transfer
of a desirable room to him. OF coarse he mist pay