The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-20
HARVARD IVES GONE.
walls ef Tive Halls Barred After More
Thsn Q Century.


Thsn Q Century.
From the Boston Evening Transcript.
What Boston Commons and IL elns are
to Boston people. tho Harvard yard and its
ivy are to Harvard men. Aad when. at
very infreouent intervals. anything hap
pens to the yard and the ivy. the outcry
from old grads 10 a. loud and long a. 10
the storm Of remonstranos that periodically
arises over the conduct Of tho Common But
now the Harvard yard has met With lcss
a. irrepsrable a. that TO the Common whom
tho nne row OF elms bordering uSon Ire-
mont street, had to fall before the burrow.
ing Of the subway. Two OF the hnest walls OF
ivy In the yard have been torn down ana CUT
OF at tho roots. and the brick walls that useo
to be covered with = mas Of green leaves
sparkling brightly In the sun from early
spring until late in tho fall. are bare. Tho
destruction Of this ivy, which used to cover
tho south wall Of Massachusetts, Hall from
foundation to the roof and the east wall
of Harvard Hall from the ground to the very
peak Of tho ridgepole. was not malicious. ous
was brought about by force OF circumstances.
Except for the destruction Of some OF tho
buildings themselves. or the cutting down
Of some of the trees. nothing oould mako
such a change In the appearance OF that
part of tho yard Is the removal OF the IVY
from Massachusetts, and Harvard. Massa-
ohusetts 10 the oldest building In the yaro
and some Of the stalks Of the ivy wnere ~
has been cut OF near the ground. two or tnreo
inches In diameter. show that 1t was not long
after i720, when the building was erecteo'
that the ivy first began Its climb Doupt-
less many OF tho plants were sturdy young
srowths when Gen. Warrington took com
msnd Of tho Colonial troops at the nearby
famous elm. since named after the iather
Of bis country. Other plants were likely
the forgotten memorials o. a nsas,1 es' be-
witty or Grafton Within Sanders Theatre, The
Ivy on Ss osi Gs sr
the fact that 1t did not face the yard. -,
The bank Of English ivy on the eng e,, OF
Harvard Hall was about the most noI IGst
inside the Johnston gate i was nanksd BY
old Hollis Hall on the one side and BY Mass
chusetts on the other. Its roots were as oe zee
s saa IT: s yes T. hslvssrd is
Ave years younger than the one across IN, me
When The ivy va; %S wa . ds%
ply psstersd with tho socqmulatsd d aIst vS 81
from two to three inches thick ana o osf tse
sn ssl sbs sfssds S 5.
Ing the red bricks to come to light after n oehs
covered up for hIndre e ythsss
, Ane banIs ~ wv goes back to last winter.
As than osn ws5sr ot IN ths as
sprns and d to reach l bloom BY 81 sss s day
and commencement. the sturdy olo VINES
G jus. =. %hen the buds getting ready
burst through their winter covering, t ,har
Sotwithstandins their e1perience,of years rs
he old vines made saxe at sss snE
Then there came a prolonged season OF colo
vsnsr and the vine T1s ony
", Were Sp'S DYING h They We're carefully nursed
through the summer BY the aaavasir Vsn 1ot tbem
but It was Of no avail. 30 few days age the the
vines we're sawed OF near the roots. ano l.. .n ~
walls cleaned. OF course the ivy VIII sta Is
again, but It will be many generations before
the seniors will have their class DAY srao ord
! by az f1ne natural decorations on harvara
! and Massa chusetts as those that have gIaceo
! the class days OF 'os and previous classes.