The Portland daily press., 1898-10-11
HARVARD COLLEGE.

America and everywhere else persons OF
singularly different thoughts and Gus
toms, and to reconcile and essimilate as
she does, becomes a veritable prototype of
the republic which is her home. The
helpless dependent and palpably Anti.
harvard look of the new Corners fades
away with wonderful quickness and
in its place comes more easy, self-adjus-
table, don t care sort of carriage which
some people say is Harvard character
istic. Well, to be sure, few men have
ever escaped, or cared to, the imprint OF
that subtle something which is Harvard
and ISL 4 anything else, but whether or
not the above is an imprint or even
partial one of that something I am not
prepared to swear. The epoch of trans.
formation from a chaos of preparatory
schooling to semblanee of Harvardism
goes on for several days reaching sort OF
revolutionary period the Monday after
college Las opened. To this | will revert.
A little annual unpleasantness caused
by Freshmen hsediessness or "daze'' as
the dean has called it brought up last
year some little discussion as to the
eA pedienoy of allowing trst year men to
register as un versity members. Some say
better keep them on probation year.
Until this plan is adopted, however,
Bloody Monday will remain in most
minds as a time of FreShmena inaugura-
ton or precipitation into full member
ship. Monday evening, Oct. Bird cut the
ice.
BY 7.45 the crowd in Sanders was curl
ously awaiting the reception prepared by
the committees for the new STUDENTS and
incidentally the old ones. Professor
Shaler made short address of welcome
and introduced the president of the uni
versity. Then followed Professor James
and lastly the president of the senior class
I will not annoy you with paraphrase
OF the remarks made by these gentlemen.
After the welcome In Sanders theatre
an Informal reception the usual ONE
took place in Memorial Hall and every
freshman bold or bashful was given an
opportunity of forming an acquaintance
with few OF the representative powers
that be-" Meanwhile certain unmistaka
bic distur hances on the outside led me to
believe that the last feature OF the even
Ing, not down on the official programme,
was soon to be carried through. Certain
upper classmen and others noisily assem-
hled tie OF men outside the Memorial
portals AM babe a thunderous defiance
60 the vi men within. Well the scrlp-
mage got under way and the combatants
were urged by their leaders into the yard
where not only tradition but superior
facilities operate for the best advantage
of any and all rushers Lam thinking OF
class day az well as of bloody Monday.
Ii you have ever looked along a sand bar
at midnight with two tumbling avail
anches of water rushing to meet each
other from each side you may be able to
form some sort of idea about sophomore
Freshman rush ON Bloody Monday night.
The opposing forces form respectively be-
fore Matthews and Stoughton. linen
for q moment comes GREATNESS stiffness
wnen even the dark dropping foliage
overhead forgets to rustic, a stiffness brok-
en- only by the shuf1ing and groaning of
two huge dark bodies that move uncer-
tainly but ominously toward each other.
just about at Harvard Hall the crash
comes. Down go the front ranks, While
the rear mass slides ponderously over and
settled on the PROSTATE portions. Then
tornado of applause mingled with tri-
umphant yells breaks the tense silence and
the forces struggle back for another try.
Certainly the struggle is quite as tine as
class day rush.
The Freshman has been under the special
guidance of board of about 90 upper
classmen who have underworld to form
his acquaintance and make him known
to his fellows. He has worried over his
list of courses with his advisor, he has
heard the advice ana comments upon Har-
yard life in Pres. Eliot's welcome. he has
said a iffident chow are yer" to some
members of the Faculty in Memorial and
he has taken part in that memorable scrap
between his and the other class. He bears
l understand, reputation for toughness
physical toughness-among Faculty and
students. Now he considers himsslf every
inch a Harvard man and perhaps hs has
earned the right. So much about getting
into college.
One or Swo more things before close.
We are to be favored this December in
stead of next June with the French Thea
tricals of the Cercle Francois. Five. plays
of Moliere will be given.
Memorial exercises are to be held in
honor of the Harvard men who persisted
IN the late war. Also a gateway is to be
erected at the south yard entrance to
commemol ate the service of the last Har-
ward soldiers. ~ ~ n
The Portland men have seen here this
year are Messrs. Somers, Gum, Tomlin-
son, Cook, Shaw, Locke, Donham and
Coyle.