Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-21
NOTES BY THE WAY
HlrS' Nozer Writes of a Pleasant Day
Spent on the Grounds of
Harvard College.
Ic0ntinncd lrom Last weokl

Nohtlnhed from Last Week.)
Cambridge is about 80 minutes ride
by trolley from Boston, across the
oharIes river. Our primary object
was Harvard College, where we spent
several hours visiting the many halls
OF learning on the grounds of the
college proper which have an area of
% acres, with % buildings. The gate
cost $4,000.
Harvard has 1000 students and
Sl2'5OO,OOo worth Of ofproperty. Among
many of the buildings we can only
recall few: Harvard Hall, built in
l165; Massachusetts Hall, built in
l72O, served as barrack for American
soldiers in the Revolution; Gray's
Matthews etc. Wadsworth House
was used for 1913 years as the home of
the Presidents of Harvard, and at one
time was Washington's headquarters.
Gore Hall has the University Library
gilmore thar 25O, 600 volumes. Memorial
Hall was built to commemorate the
ninety-fiye Harvard men who fell in
defense of the Union.
Near Memorial Hall is an ideal
statue of John Harvard; the Peabody
museum and other buildings. Cam
bridge Common has Soldiers Monu-
ment, with several cannon captured
from the British. Here also is Wash
ington Elm, where on July 3, 1775,
Washington took command of the
army. A short distance from the elm
stands the home once occupied by
General ana Lady Washington; the
house Of the late Henry W. Long
fellow, and Lowell House, built in
1860. Visitors to these homes are all
treated with courtesy We had a
pleasant visit at the "Deanery." Rev.
George r. Hodges, dean of Cambridge,
was formerly a Pittsburger. Just
across the street from the home of
Reverend Hodges is Radcliffe College,
where Helen Keller was a student and
graduate.
From Cambridge we wended our
way to Mt. Auburn cemetery. The
large gateway is of Egyptian archi-
lecture, and the Sphinx is but short
distance from the entrance. This was
the earliest garden cemetery in
America. Here we found the monu-
ments Of many distinguished persons:
Edward Everett, Charles Sumner,
Phillips Brooks, Edwin Booth, Fanny
Fern, Dorothy Dix, Professor Agassiz,
and hosts of others.
From Mt. Auburn we went to Lex
ington, where the first blood of the
Revolutionary War was shed. The
house where the first hero fell is still
here, and IN good condition. From
Lexington to Concord is but a short
distance. Here we made the acquaint-
ance of a guide, and under his guild
ance we could see and learn more
about Concord in few hours than we
could find out for ourselves in many |
days.
We followed the trail of Paul Revere
on that fateful night, noting here and
there where the skirmishing took
place, until we reached Concord
bridge, where the first stand was
made. Monuments and tablets mark
all the points of interest.
The old Manse dates from 1765, and
was the home of Hawthorne for four
years, as was also the Wayside Inn
from 1852 to 1864. The Alcotts lived
in the house adjacent. Ralph Waldo
Emerson's house, in which he dwelt
from 1885 to his death in 1888, is at the
junction of the old Boston and Lex
ington roads. A small house marks
the site of the famous hut Of Thoreau.
Sleepy Hollow cemetery has the graves
of Hawthorne, the AIcotts, and other
weIl-known people of that city.
Much more might be said, but lest l
weary you all will say goodbye for
this time. C1nD