Show STUDENT LIFE lenders by storm The fray grows fast ancl furious and many a hat is crushed or lost many a coat is ripped eyes are blackened and blood flows before the victory is considered decisive The name “Blood v Monday Night” suggests still fiercer encounters in the olden days Today ly more strength lize the these “rushes” are scarce- than a traditional trial of and do not at all symbo- relation between first and second year students On the contrary there is a feeling of fraternity and good fellowship among the men which quite obscures the artificial boundaries of academic standMost of the clubs draw their ing members quite indiscriminately from the ranks of all classes The faculty exerts itself to foster the feeling of brotherhood among the students Weekly afternoon teas presided over bv professors and their wives are given in the parlors of the Phillips Brooks House for the express purpose of acquainting the men with one another All students without distinction are invited and whoever attends meets more people in one afternoon than he can possibly remember Another agreeable custom of the resident professors is that of inviting all students too far away from home to return for the holidays to spend Christmas Eve with them at their homes Such thoughtful consideration at the festive season meets with full appreciation and recognition from fellows thousands of miles from home and the dainties of the professors’ tables prove a 109 pleasant change from the fare at “Randall” or “Memorial” These two dining associations managed by the students themselves feed over half the entire number of students enrolled The remainder take their meals at the public restaurants at their respective clubs or with private families A peep into either one of the great dining halls at meal time affords one of the most unique sights of the University It is a scene of hurry bustle and activity Thousands of students are eating and chatting noisily at once waiters are hurrying hither and thither with trays and if one of them has the misfortune to drop a dish he is invariably greeted by a thunderous rattle of cups knives and spoons The richness of finish in Memorial Hall its stained glass windows the busts and portraits of famous alumni give to it the atmosphere of a splendid mediaeval cloister Harvard University owns fifteen substantial dormitories which furnish comfortable and in some cases even luxurious quarters for about 1400 students Many come from their homes in Cambridge Boston and vicinity while rooms in private houses or private dormitories accommodate the remainder Most of the rooms are let unfurnished and the occupants exercise their taste and ingenuity in rendering the bare quarters habitable Usually the rooms are in suites consisting of a common study and an alcove or for each student The rooms are very cheerful cosy and inviting and the decorations are bed-roo- m |