Word: rebelliad
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...Rebelliad...
...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...
...violent manner. Maggots in the cabbage soup brought about the Cabbage Rebellion, and minor bickering continued until the outbreak of 1819, the "great Rebellion" which combined a hunger strike, and walk-out of 30 students, weird wardances, bonfires, a battle-royal of tableware, and a noted epic "The Rebelliad...
...spite of the rationalization and coldness that is used to puncture this brilliant bubble, there is a romance and even sentimentality about Class Day that is as real as the coldest facts. The Tree Oration with its beginning back in the glowing days of the "Rebelliad" is a vital part of the living Harvard tradition. The solemn planting of the ivy is the final mark of the Class of 1930 as it was of the classes of centuries before. About it all there is the mellow color that comes from the enriching touch...
...Tree Oration, the numerous Spreads, the Ivy Oration, the dancing, even the confetti battles in the Stadium have their antecedents in the Dark Ages of the College. The original tree was the "Liberty" or "Rebellion" tree which stood in front of Hollis and around which the riotous sophomores of "Rebelliad" notoriety circled in the light of the bonfire. The spread might be said to antedate the famous ban on "plum cake" in 1693. For many a year Harvard graduating classes planted Ivy shoots in the unpropitious soil of the Yard. Dancing on the green was a favorite pastime...