| Show Harvard Campus Ruled by Rigid Caste Casie System Recent Magazine Article Reveals A small group of students at Harvard 10 per cent of the undergraduate body all all- scions of society and ultra-exclusive ultra in speech manner and taste rules the campus roost Benjamin Welles Velles reveals in an article on the Harvard caste system in the November issue of Town and Country This caste and the rigid system system system tem by which it runs is the most significant feature of Harvard's undergraduate life Welles says They the dress alike look alike talk alike and if pressed think alike They impose their tastes on the entire college quite unconsciously and are content to live apart and play in a world of their own They make no effort to mix and their antics are watched and envied by the out out- siders who imitate and mimic while outwardly condemning Who Vho are these fabulous three hundred this tight little body which imposes its stamp so strongly on the majority They are the members of Harvard's nine undergraduate clubs Each lEach club is final a man can join but one and once elected he is expected to give all for his club and country but not for his col col- col- col lege Of the nine clubs the Por- Por cellian is the most eagerly sought after Founded in the dim past of 1791 it is probably the oldest and most exclusive undergraduate organization in America Welles says The A.D. A.D. A A. D D. D runs right behind the lian in general esteem Then comes The Fly which completes the big three The remaining six are the Spec Owl U. U U. U Fox Delphic and Phoenix Each has its own niche own pedestal own stamp of individuality Editors of the college publications publications publications and athletes can make these clubs for prestige but the majority majority majority ma ma- of the members are the lads who can be found wagging their jaws over innumerable glasses of beer till the small hours every night who neither toil nor spin but who provide provide provide pro pro- vide the warmth and humor on which all clubs especially at college colle college col col- le lege e must strive Welles Velles places the blame for Harvard's lack of college spurt squarely on the shoulders of the three hundred College spirit they believe is better suited to the Middle and Far West Vest schools not to the smart East So says the minority so follow the majority ma ma- |
