Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-09
HARVARD LAMPOON
ATTACKS z DONORS
CausticaHy Considers Gifts
of Harkness and Baker
to University.
By the Associated Press.

by CHe ASSOClSbcU FTSSs.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, February g.
Today's issue of the Harvard Lampoon,
undergraduate magazine of humor, was
devoted largely to caustic consideration
of the gifts of two multi -millionaires to
Harvard University.
Edward S. HarkneSs recently gave
$ll 1892 900 to organize the Inner" COL
lege plan, and George F. Baker built the
Harvard Business School at a cost of
$5,OO0,00O
The Lampoon remarks upon the "in-
trusive interest of Doctor Hardness, y
and speaks of his huge gift as "a $1S,-
000, 900 shot of cocaine that win whoop
things up for while. but. oh God, what
morning after there will be-"
In another article it says: Now that
HarkneSS has shelled a sufficient num-
ber of berries, we have got to put on the
glad rags and make him an A. M. or q
Phi. D.. the way we did Baker. Becom-
ing Phi. d. is the same kind of busi-
ness as getting yourself created movie
Star, II you get what we mean"
Under the caption of Bleak House,
Ltd" the Lampoon says that through
the HarkneSs gift Harvard has won the
right to become ringmaSter among
the educational clearing houses of
America" Speaking of the discussion
by the corporation and overseers which
preceded the announcement by PreSi-
dent A. Lawrence Lowell of the accept
ance of Mr.. Harkness' gift, the publica-
ton says:
Principle Of Sh-H-H-H.
'The decisions were made behind
closed doors. Twenty-three men talked
it over, all of them important and pow-
erful. except 81. Over 80 troublesome
questions developed, but the dictators
put them on the ice for future con-
sideration, If any. This is the famous
Harvard principle of sh-h-h-h.
Praise for the deed came from the
self-laudatory releases handed out to
the Crimson undergraduate daily and
the Associated Press. Elsewhere there
was stunned silence Somebody Sug-
gested that the students should be taken
into account. He was given a five-fo
shelf Of the Harvard Classics and the
gate.
After John Harvard has had 293
years OF varying success, six weeks of
applesauce bid fair to leave him with
nothing but pair of pants and a coat
Of copper nitrate. And now that tradi-
ton has been black lacked and thrown
into the corner. these innovators are
licensed to peddle their synthetic cul-
ture to the universities, colleges and
preparatory schools throughout the
country. Before this work is finished
the provincials. too, will be as dull. as
| docile and as dead as the craven image
they worship.
A Noise Like Santa Claus.
"Dr. Harkness has made a noise like
Santa Claus but all the university Serfs
got out of him was new set of work.
shops
vale veritaS! Ave vanitas!" (Fare-
well truth; hail vanity.
"Veritas" is Harvard's motto.
The issue is replete with illustrations
bearing on the theme. One shows a
picture of theoretical Hardness check
marked mo funds" Another depicts a
wooden horse labeled house plan" and
under it VirgilS words, "I fear the
Greeks bearing gifts"
The Harvard Lampoon received much
attention when Harvard and Princeton
broke foot ball relations. An issue of
the magazine, sold at the last game the
universities played, lampooned Princeton
vigorously.