New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28

N believe that needed some substantial corner
1one than dish If the article No doubt the meetings
wore eDlvencd by informal discussions ON topics Gas
sical historical or current the transformation INTO
a debating society easy and natural. Aiter It"
decades perhaps because the ground ma oeeh >"
thoroughly TILED this diversion palled little on The
members and HE character Of the club was inf''er
modified by the introduction of mock Trials
THEATRICAIS INTRODUCED.
Interest IN these was later increased by the appear
ance In the moot If the judge lawyers ana VIII
nesses An costume. Again there was natuini c"ahso
In the clubs principal function, and The giving OF pay
was begun. In January, 1915. EonDis'eS f"'ioo
was produced and since that lime Inc liasS iu"u"s
theatricals have been prominent feature Oh suue,'
life In Cambridge. After 1o4' or lo4o NOUN u"N
were no longer held. the rehearsals ior 'nc Pi"'
taking up as much time as the members coaio sp'"u
the club ,
annual public exhibitions. Indeed al hrs they to'h
n,aco more frequently than ris. On such OCCASIONS
there WAS always an Grafton and poenl ana tle az
tendance invariably included many OF the ledihs nic' vi
Che COLLEGE These exhibit ions have not been gwen l'
more TIM decade, they mterfered win ''ie proN"
ton of plays .,
1908 when tie corporation granted 1t the use of room
On UoIworthy for It's library. This was founded III
1908 and had already grown to large size. III iof'
the corporatioI allowed the club TO occupy t"o VO'hs
in the north eDry Of StouShton ana t"o years iat'
added an adjoining one. Thc removal OF paIuuoh
teween two OF the rooms and OF the celnne' anu 'o
erection Of stage, gave berer facilities LOT peioi"
. ,,o until
The Hasty Pudding continued TO meet mere UNIV, ~
1876 when a fire in the rooms in iinhs oocuP o'
ono OF the college societies convinced the coiPo'o
+bat th, club was a dangerous tenant. IL was ooao
ouent,y banished a building ON Holmes fielu i'0
ou.,crs 4hcre were inconvenient In stt;itiol anu III
adequate I'm size. After little, additloha "'.o""e
rooms were secured in Battlest., put INC lo'N %
erj,able home continued to Ike felt Inc pS'i'S "a Wv
IJostv Pudding men who had left college asSerteu i
I'm movement to get funds Tor such p"' 80
Charles Thorndike, "a, was especially acuNc III W
ing subscriptions and In 1883 thc h"""'O
In III Jyoke-st finished
ARRANGEMENT OF THE HOUSE.
The new clubhouse is most interesting one 10 NS
It's exterior IS attractive, though mol eSPtoiaHS ~
The interior is in the colonial SNle ANU .,,S. -
handsomely. reading room occupies
tho front of the ground floor. Adjoining IT, ana 'epi
rated from it by folding doors Is cafu-foon' u'OO
IN In white About the big open fireplace are huI'e'
or brass hooks on which hang blue beer mugs anu
over the door leading TO the hal are mort mus an
Tho main entrance Is shown III the picture Oh inc
bouse From the hallway Il broad staircase VI ~
,.oa 70 the second floor The hall Is mass OF pho,o
anbs consisting OF pictures of the Old rooms Oh INC
cIph NJ groups Of it's members and views oi 'ne Pc
,ounances it has given. The library tihe' up '"0
o,ir, second floor and Is fine apartment WIN hI"
t,mbered ceiling broken by white beams in''o "'0
three acoves either side The BOOKS
hicav ~ former generation and reflect the tastes Va
- nnn ~ the frs, half of this century. Many Oi
them are on theological subjects Little ehort IA,
hccn made to increase the collection since 1901 pu
now there is feeling that the club ongh' 10 h"'c
good modern library 1t is likely that sofetmhS p'%.
ficsl will be done III this direction belore io"a' " VS.
-, p,ddng mem can always be relied on TO come
so,rn boudsomely when the club needs anything
The organization has three embem' the sphlnN' .nc
omgotor and the pudding-pot The first nance was
typlcsl Of the secrecy which formerly prevailed ue
second is the title Of officer OF the clup' anu tne
third has an obvious Significance. big 'tufeu am
Gator the Gift OF some old members, hangs In The
library.