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United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 10
rosity of the Harvard alumni. As a tablet on the right hand wall of this central or memorial portion informs us This hall Commemorates the patriotism Of the Graduates and Students of this University Who served in the army and navy of the United States During the war for the preservation of the Union And upon these tablets Are inscribed the names of those among them Who died in that service. Upon the walls of this main hall are the names of the honored dead, classed according to the depr the English university halls. Light is admitted and softened by eighteen rich, stained glass windows, while the end wall is pierced by a handsome window of the same beautiful material, showing the seals of the University, the State and the United States. Every year the Commencement dinners take place here. In that part of the hall to the east we find Sanders' Theatre, named in honor of a college benefactor, Charles Sanders. The theatre is classical in plan, Memorial Hall. having an e
Holden, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
nt who left a legacy to the college. Many noted names are associated with rooms in this building, among others being Ralph Waldo Emerson (5-15-20), Henry D. Thoreau (23-20-32-31) and Wendell Phillips (18-16-11). Back of Hollis is Holden Chapel which was built in 1744 by Benjamin Coleman and named for another London family who befriended Harvard. For twenty-two years prayers were held here, but now for many years the building has been used for examinations and for a few recitations. The Holden coat-of-arms may still be seen on the western front, and a noteworthy fact about the building is that it stands to-day almost exactly as it was built so many years ago. In the space enclosed by Holden, Hollis and Harvard stands the Class Day Tree, a fine old elm which has witnessed the scrambles of many a graduating class. At four o'clock, the loveliest hour of the June afternoon, daintily gowned maids and matrons, forming a very enthusiastic and expectant audience, gather about the tre
Concord (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
n of them as barracks for the American soldiers. That on the right is Massachusetts Hall, built in 1718, the oldest in the yard, and used for a dormitory with rooms for lectures and examinations. The building on our left is Harvard Hall. The province bore the expense of its erection in 1765. Its uses were manifold in the early days, and we find it mentioned as chapel, library and recitation hall. In the year 1775 while the American soldiers occupied the building, the students went to Concord, where studies were resumed. In that year no public commencement was held. degrees being conferred by a general diploma. One noticeable feature of this building is its belfry, where hangs the college bell, whichs summons the students to lectures. In former times attendance at morning prayers was compulsory, and this same bell also called the students to these early devotional exercises. Many devices were tried to prevent the bell ringing at the early morning hour, and many stories of a
Chicago (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
to Harvard College. Miss Alice H. Jose. The aim of the following sketch is to present to the stranger, visiting Harvard for the first time, an intelligible and may we hope a faithful guide to its chief points of interest. The location of the University in Cambridge makes it easily accessible by all the electric routes from Boston which pass through Harvard Square. We have chosen to enter the beautiful grounds of the college campus at the West gate, the gift of Mr. Samuel Johnston of Chicago. This is an ornamental structure of brick with trimmings of freestone and wrought-iron. A tablet on the left informs us that- By the General Court of Massachusetts Bay 28 October 1636 agreed to give 400 £ Towards a schoale or colledge whereof 200 £ To bee paid the next yeare & 200 £ When the worke is finished & the next court To appoint wheare & wt building 15 November 1637 the colledg is ordered To bee at Newetowne 2 May 1638 It is ordered that Newetowne Shall henceforward be called
Massachusetts Bay (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
hope a faithful guide to its chief points of interest. The location of the University in Cambridge makes it easily accessible by all the electric routes from Boston which pass through Harvard Square. We have chosen to enter the beautiful grounds of the college campus at the West gate, the gift of Mr. Samuel Johnston of Chicago. This is an ornamental structure of brick with trimmings of freestone and wrought-iron. A tablet on the left informs us that- By the General Court of Massachusetts Bay 28 October 1636 agreed to give 400 £ Towards a schoale or colledge whereof 200 £ To bee paid the next yeare & 200 £ When the worke is finished & the next court To appoint wheare & wt building 15 November 1637 the colledg is ordered To bee at Newetowne 2 May 1638 It is ordered that Newetowne Shall henceforward be called Cambridge 13 March 1638-9 It is ordered that the colledge Agreed upon formerly to bee built at Cambridg Shal be called Harvard Colledge From the tablet on the opposit
Louisburg (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
gonal towers at the corners of the principal part. In 1876 an addition to the east was made for the bookstacks, and now further alterations are contemplated. The library here numbers 323,000 volumes, with as many pamphlets. This number does not include the volumes in the special libraries belonging to the various departments of the college. The entrance to the hall is on the south side, where one may see a small gilt cross, a trophy brought by the Massachusetts troops from the siege of Louisburg in 1745. In the original part of the building is the Art Room, containing many precious curiosities: In a glass case one may see the only book remaining from John Harvard's library, John Eliot's Indian Bible, Burns' Scots wha hae in the handwriting of the author, the autographs of many famous men, besides a death-mask of Oliver Cromwell, and a large collection of Roman coins. The great privilege of using this library is extended to those not connected with the University, and its doors a
Charles (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
Field, one of Harvard's playgrounds. Here the great inter-collegiate games take place, and the stands have accommodations for 5,000 spectators. Jarvis Field, another name associated with athletic sports at the University, although now wholly used for tennis, lies not far distant to the northwest. Through the generosity of Henry L. Higginson, Esquire, a third lot of land for athletic uses has been added to the college. Soldiers' Field, as it is called, lying on the other side of the Charles River, is yet easily accessible from the college. Two dormitories in the vicinity in which we find ourselves, still remain for mention. Built within the past year, they embody all that is best in buildings of this sort. The first, Perkins Hall, cornering upon Oxford street and Jarvis Field, is a gift from Mrs. Catharine P. Perkins, to commemorate three generations of Harvard graduates in her husband's family. The other, called Conant Hall, stands at the corner of Oxford and Everett stre
New England (United States) (search for this): chapter 10
e or colledge whereof 200 £ To bee paid the next yeare & 200 £ When the worke is finished & the next court To appoint wheare & wt building 15 November 1637 the colledg is ordered To bee at Newetowne 2 May 1638 It is ordered that Newetowne Shall henceforward be called Cambridge 13 March 1638-9 It is ordered that the colledge Agreed upon formerly to bee built at Cambridg Shal be called Harvard Colledge From the tablet on the opposite side we learn that- After God had carried us safely to New England And wee had builded our houses Provided necessaries for our livelihood Reard convenient places for Gods worship And setled the civill government One of the next things we longed for And looked after was to advance learning And perpetuate it to posterity Dreading to leave an illiterate ministry To the churches when our present ministers Shall lie in the dust New Englands First Fruits Passing into the college yard, two very ancient brick buildings greet our sight. Built in the ear
Wales (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
s (31), Charles Sumner (12) and Edward Everett Hale. At the northern end of the quadrangle stands Holworthy, a dormitory built in 1812, in part with money raised by a lottery. For many years this hall was devoted to the senior class, and it is along the front of Holworthy now, that, on Class Day evening, the year of the graduating class shines out in figures of light. One of the claims to distinction which Holworthy enjoys is that during his American tour some years ago, the Prince of Wales visited the hall, and left his picture as a memento of his visit. On the eastern side of the quadrangle next to Holworthy is Thayer Hall, the largest dormitory in the yard, built in 1870 by Nathaniel Thayer of Boston. The most prominent of the college buildings, because of its close connection with student life, comes next. University it is called, constructed of granite and completed in 1815, being the first stone building erected in the yard. The central portion was at one time use
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
ht. Built in the early Years of the last century, they have witnessed many stirring scenes. During the first year of the Revolution the Provincial Congress took possession of them as barracks for the American soldiers. That on the right is Massachusetts Hall, built in 1718, the oldest in the yard, and used for a dormitory with rooms for lectures and examinations. The building on our left is Harvard Hall. The province bore the expense of its erection in 1765. Its uses were manifold in thright window gardens, while the eastern side, overlooking the lawn, used for tennis and for Class Day spreads, is in its season richly decorated with the luxuriant Ampelopsis veitchii. The other dormitory, Quincy Hall, named for this noted Massachusetts family, has been recently built, thus embodying all the improvements which have been made in buildings of this nature. Within a short distance of Beck Hall, on Harvard street, stands Ware Hall, considered a model in its appointments for a
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