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“An act for the encouragement of learning,” read the original copyright statute, signed into law by George Washington in 1790. The Constitution stated the act’s single purpose: “to promote the progress of science and useful arts.?...
In 1836, the Reverend Samuel Gilman class of 1811 had written his most famous hymn in honor of his alma mater’s 200th birthday. “Fair Harvard” would eventually become the melody sung at commencement and the centerpiece of a large and impressive collection...
Let me explain. “Fair Harvard” is a delightful hymn describing the excitement of Commencement day. The original language ("thy sons to thy jubilee throng") indicates that students, admittedly male students, are "thronging" to the "jubilee" of Harvard graduation. The easiest reading of the new verse...
However, beyond this grammatical component lies the more general offense: a lack of artistic integrity. When altering any work of art, it is essential to keep to the original work and meaning of the artist as intact as possible. When the Vatican fully renovated the Sistine Chapel (incidentally, also in...
Gilman’s original intention was to describe the grandiose nature of Commencement day, a jubilee towards which many a nervous student and proud parent throng. Any surveyor of the Yard on commencement day would clearly realize that “throng” is a much more appropriate...