New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
CAMBRIDGE A IT NOW IS.


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,,l.,,,i, ,r.ir.c. OF old Alma Mater, the changes
o,,5 improvements he everywhere meets must I'LL /
1s, with ,rrpri.o not uumine'od with pleasure. /
nm. ,i.vits,f las crovn prodigiolsly' though 1t .
do,.,'t look liac city. And yetU ls' thnN' one .
- i,, l.rce.t i'm the Union. Cambridge still pre- /
serves IFS Suburban character, the dwellings being
Iisrtliv distributed over large space, ana mostly
surrounded by grass plo.s ard glrIens ana shaded ,
by elrls IL is rather an j.ts az rUc than las IN
,h, Tho only citv-hNe look is on OF near iarFaId-
s.,srs and fhe colleges, where are the lost-OiGce
md the principal stores. OF course speak of old
Cambridge a, i5 used to De called and except Cam
bridgeport. though tlHs is very po2ulous and
municipality influential quarter.
The most marked improvements are or tie college 7
grounds Besides the magnificent Memorial HAM, /
with its new ly-added annex Of tc Sanders lhea'ef
there arc some sin OF ci,at comparatively late COZ
lego buildings. whose size aud modern architecture
make old Harvard and Hoiworthv, stoughton ana
Hollis. aud especially pre-reyoutonaIy M's'acnu-
sets Hail. seem as plain and ahtiqUatto us group
ofanci.nt Quaker ladies in party Of modern bellies
As Lowell says. There is q pathos of poverty IN
their Style 1 can remember when the college
library was crowded into the upper rooms OF the
present Harvard Hall. But now even the Ne" IL
brary Is not large enough, and they are building
spacious extension at the cost OF $4,000, which
will be completed believe, before September
But Co visitors from a distance, Memorial Hall
and the New Theater Jas 1t Is styled are tie great
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ONL u'so' 'l'''N' VI - .,-+,r,,,
piou"pN tue mus al '-''', a,,1 t.st,
III 'i'o '"r"'''' 4" r''l' '..,.t.l o,I,r
ill it. effect of tone and rich but Subdued Color
it Is perfectly satisfactory 20 the eye: while its
acoustcal fitness is no less SO TO the Last sum
ner 10 was publicly used FOR the first time ou Com
mcncemeut and Pal Beta days. During the Winter
'Neio was S''''' ~ 30 ,I.T,-,,.l
under '"' "u. pieces Va MI o. ~ ',
Professor q "..' S''' ~,
were ptHoII.,o '' i-'.''s '-' 100
cels we've "'" ','e'",'' ''' '''''' ~,
persons ana every se''' was '', : 90
the listener were ''',' ~, i, .I.. 80, 49,
Bat these concert An I 10 '' '' l.'aI,
bc ooNt' 4,i" ono i'..''" 'i' '" a..
there. Win large sl-,'N'.- i'" ~,
the entertainment was OF '"e u'-. 9'"'"J' 'N0
pertinent Viii b repeated next WINTER y series Oh
free scientific Lectures was also -IFcH there ulN'I
the direction of tue Natural History society. Lou
ture.. with accompanying dialrams and expert /
mouts. were gwen bg Prois Sha.er, James A.. A2ls-
s.- Tro,ybllIr.. G0oJaIe Whitney and Mctrcy /
These were fully attended aal eagerly listened to.
The social life Of Cambridge ls one OF the great
charms of the place. The heavy work That zoe, on
I'm Tire college buildings has uo dcadauius or s.n-
societr. Tnearafe,sioual ccu,cr of pmo White light
is frineed about with the most liberal play of RAM
bow coI0rs. there are CLUBS for light reading, and
charadcs and private theltic3ls. IN which even
grave professor, love 20 dspog Oae of these probes
s0r, ha, written some entertaining plays 'l I-ll
and bure,qre character, one of which has been
publi,hediu I6c ltaadc MONTHLY and the professor
himself is one OF tle prominent managers co. actors
iu tins amateur corps. Another professor Che other
night contributed immensely to rhr anus .n"ut oi
select circle ia tlc Wadwogth II luse ltha OLD aan-
sion formerly the residence of the venerable Iresi-
dent Josiah Quincy, b} giving d comic uaye,ty OF
asHcatdc lecture on the marvellous properties OF
Blue GLASS; with great deal of humor and w.t.
and series of the most absurdy laughable expert
meuts.
Lately, President Eliot threw open his house 10
larg. party of ladies and gentlemen where al
though there was no fun OF dancing OF music yet
There wore youth, beauty lively conversation ana
bOmtItul supper. lle grace, ol-"l1' "'" So'''i.-'
appearance of the president forbade any assoc
Citations with the antique wi2gy worthless DIS pre-
decess0r- OF other times, whose 7oienn-looAlhB poI
Traits adom the walls of Memorial Hall.
When ! came 10 reside here a few years ago. AFTER
an interval o. many years since had seen lAt
academic shades of Harvard l conid h1idlF Ge' Il'
OF the feeling that was living I'D the shaio" ol A'-
thority. IL seemed as II some lhFi'lDie p'.11'91
were haunting me, and ms II las sometimes Iu li'
dreamsl l might be called upon az any moment ~
. explain why had lodged the recl'auoAs ana "o-
sentcd myself from my duties Iei' sIe"' avn
ing gap in 10y knowledge OF matters ".lch eve" l''
Freshmen OF to-day sh"u'd Know was d" -
noramus, trespassing on 'Ie o""i'" Oh S,"'l's' i"
ny long years OF aIilSJ-lio INC D'I'oH A'u li'''