The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
HARVARD STUDENTS
F0RSAKE LUXURY
COMING BACK &c OLD ROOMS.
Beginning 30 See That Quarters
Which Were Good Enough for
SeYveiE. IronEfeEEdyy. and Such
Men Are the Best.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 23,-Swim-
ming tanks. bathrooms, Wallets and all OF
the accomplishments ofs the college are
giving way to thea atmosphere Of real col
Iege life, and this fall large number of
the Wealthy and prominent students at
Harvard have moved from their former
splendid apartments into rooms IN the
college yard
This exodus TO the shade Of the elm
trees had been led by tfo class presidents
James Burgess, Of Boston. OF the sopho-
more class, and Richard Derby. OF New
York, of the junior class Derby was last
year in CIaverly, the most expensive dor
mitory in Harvard while Burgess. with
his roommate. Harold Otis. Of Brooklyn,
lived in HoIyoke Street This year Derby
is occupying No. Is Holworth q dormitory
inspected by King Edward when he visited
this country in his youth, and surrounded
by many other historic associations.
1t took 10 little pull 20 gel Derby
his room, for under the common system
OF allotment he might have waited
long time in gaining it The authorities
are open in their desire to attract men
back into the yard. and it is generally
understood that they VIII do anything
in their power to see leaders Of the
student body room IN the college doTmi-
tories
Influence OF leadership.
Some such influence. II is said, was cx-
eTted 20 secure rooms for Burgess and
Derby, with the hope that other leading
men in university life might be led by
their example TO come back into the
yard. The superstition is based upon an
article by Prof. Byron 5. Hurlbut, re-
cording secretary OF the university. pub
Iished in the Harvard Adyocate1 early in
the year, and strongly urging upon Grim
sons students the advantages Of living in
the college dormitcries-
Burgess IS one of the most popular
and influential men IN the university
Last year he was captain OF his fresh
man football team. and this year he made
his H on the varsity eleven. But his
great power lies il his strong, mag
netic personality and in the open, demo
cratic wav in which he mingieS with his
feIIow-stUdents- Probably no other man
who has ever come to Harvard has ex-
erted so great an influence along certain
lines as has Burgess.
When he was elected president OF MS
/ class las. year. he determined that every
! freshman should know every other fresh
man and to that end he instituted a
! series OF social evenings, which nodded
/ the class together as no class at Harvard
/ has ever been united before This action,
together with many others, has given
/ Burgess a strong influence over his class
! mates, and his present action IN coming
/ into the college yard IS likely, for that
reason. to have far-reacktRg influence.
Burgess and Otis room in No. Hollis.
/ Otis was coxswain of the freshman crew
I last year and is a very popular mab.
All Are Coming In.
/ Another Boston boy who has forsakeI
luxury for the yard is Edison Lewis, who,
although living so near Cambridge, had
| money enough to fit out magnificent
apartments in CIaverly Hail last year
With him came R. D. PTuyn, the hockey
player. who also lived in Clayerly, while
two Beck Hall boys-R IngIis- OF Middle
| town, Conn, aud H. L. Warren. Of CIeye-
land. Ohio.-aTe also among the number
who have come back into the college yard
If this years exodus can be taken as
any indication, next year VIII see {
greater number of wealthy and infuen-
tiaI students living in the yard dormi.
tories than sver before. And the chang,
is an important one, marking new er;
in Harv8rd's life. 1t means that men ar.
getting where they realize that Their,
is something more than wealth and lux
ury and convenience in this world tina
there IS something more TO get out o
college than the splendid service an
spacious apartments of the modern uni
versity palace Luxury and splendor ca
be had when college days are past
Memories and associations are then. i'm
possible The question is just this:
rs it preferable to live in the roor
occupied in years past by Lowell, Long
! fellow OF Phillips Brooks. or to roll i
luxury in a dormitory erected tire
years ago? Are the baths and the swim
ming tanks and the service worth tn
loss OF real college Iife2 and is it no
better 10 go through Harvard with tn
recolIections of coal IN the basement an
frozen water in the closet than 10 loo
back on all the conveniences that peopI
can get in any place if they have tn
money to pay for them"
Harvard men are answering the ques
ton in the negative.