Word: freshman
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When Nathan threw a piece of bread And hit Abijah on the head, The wrathful freshman, in a trice, Sent back another bigger slice, Which, being buttered pretty well, Made greasy work wher'er it fell, And thus arose a fearful battle, The coffee-cups and saucers rattle, The bread-bowls fly at woeful rate, And break full many a learned pate...
...Common was transferred to University Hall in 1816, and each class had its own room on the first floor. But this only made things worse, for the restriction turned out to heighten class spirit. Circular holes in the walls soon appeared, and missiles went flying through them. A typical freshman-sophomore fight on a Sunday evening in 1819 was commemorated in the poem, "The Rebelliad...
...evolution of our present setup began innocuously in 1914. Freshman halls were built, Smith, Gore, Standish, and McKinlock, with their own dining system. The dining hall of Gore is now the Winthrop House dining room, and McKinlock's is Leverett House's dining room. Long tables ran the length of these rooms, which were served by waitresses known as the Flying Squadron. These were the first dining halls to be served by a central kitchen...
...problems of the twenties were finally solved by Edward S. Harkness' $10,000,000 and the House plan. Lowell and Dunster opened in September 1930, and Adams, Eliot. Kirkland, Leverett, and Winthrop followed during the next year. In September, 1931, the Union was made the freshman dining hall, and the freshmen took over the Yard from the house-bound seniors. The present dining halls went into operation, featuring waitress service. The halls had been designed for this serving method. That everyone should eat in these dining rooms was considered a key part of the House plan. Students and faculty were...
Butch Jordan's Harvard wrestling team, eight men (strong), sets out on a sevenmatch schedule by entertaining MIT this afternoon in the Blockhouse. The respective freshman teams will get things going...