The sun., 1893-06-21
DISSENSION AT HARVARD.
STRIFE Nv THE RANKS OF THE
GRADUATING CLASS.


The Cia.-.Dsy Arrangements Badly MIXED
Tn. and some Significant Changes M"de
Alleged Di.conrtcsy to DR.. R"insford'
CAMBRIDGE. June 2Q-Harvards Class Day
exercises will probably appear harm ohious
enough on the surface. and the humorous OIL
pretty girls who sme upon their hosts next
Friday may not know OF tho disnereeabie muss
which tho class of?cers arc now trying TO
conceal before tho event'ul day arrives.
But 1t is n fact nevertheless. that tho class OF
'03 has been torn by Internal strife suth as no
other class has experienced in sixteen years.
There has been one long srries OF
misunderstandngs. disa.recments. anu
open Quarrnls. A brief catalogue cf these
happenings shows that the III Eta has
been forced out OF Massachusetts Hall. whore
tho society has spread for years. and has So
cured tho Hemanway gymnasium. As re-
suit the crowd Of men who usually spread in
the gymnasium have been left without roof
under which to entertain.
Then thero is to be no spread Mt the Hasty
Pudding Club house. and the Ecck Hall men,
instead OF uniting. are divided among two
spreads. The religious exercises on the morn
llev Francis u. l.anuly. llum mer pro lessor o'
Christian morals at Harvard. but Wy III" er;
pr Minlam awrcnce penn 1t ohH hflSffonmn. sc ma
diocese Of Massachusetts
In consequence OF this Prof. IcaNo II IL
snid. win give no breakfast this year to the
grnauatine class.
further. the seniors claim that DR.. Rains
ford. their haccal laureate preacher vas very
badly treated by the officers ard faculty Of tho
university, and that this lack Of courtesy was
shown because the seniors lid not ask Dr. Pea
body t" conduct morning prayer ON class day,
as he expected.
The Fl k,as have had the swing Of Massa-
chusctts Hall for so many years that most
perso.s thought they had acquired what law
yers call rrcscriptiv.,, right 10 It. but when
the soeirty men went this year to engage It.
they found other seniors had been Driore
them and secured the desired privilege:
At first the II i.tas. were disconnected, Tut
they decided the best thing 70 do was to look
search they secured tho Hemeaway gymna-
TIis " step "e, osorhfcw WI other tSAS arransemsnts
For n number OF years several OF the Tasty
Pudding Club seniors have spread in the gym
nIsinm a hut this year thny m f9pnd A., Sss
had L" provide other places rs t"st they could
Stories have been going about to the erect
n.t WSo IN Was WA s ii
the owners OF the building. because the for
NOR wero not to be allowed to spread there
this year.
he rumor said that nun her OF men out
side had hired the tennis courts at the hegin.
ming OF tho ynar. and that i'll This way had got
ahead OF The Beck Hall men themselves. who
the building whenever they chose
The story goes on to say that tho Beck Hall
men in rage then decided to hnye an outside
spread Of their own which should lar eclipse in
magnitude and srlendor the one to be given in
tho Beck Hall yard.
Tho row over the selection OF Bishop elect
Lawrence 20 read tho morning, prayers before
the class instead Of the Rev. Francis @. ea-
body. the FIummer Professor Of Christian
Morals, is considered very siGnthcant: 1t is
Fnubbed berause Of his connection with the
IN ssing records Of the Hasty Pudding Club