Harvard University - Red Book Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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HARVARD NINETEEN THIRTY-FIVE CLASS ALBUM THE YARD IN 1908 UNIVERSITY HALL Built in 1815

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HARVARD NINETEEN THIRTY-FIVE GLASS ALBUM 23 the sequence oflectures for at least a hundred years, and they lamented the end of a traditional sound. When it became known, however, that the 'goldn bell was unewa' in 1899, even the most sentimental forgot their regrets and were won over to the deep, rich tone ofthe newcomer. The new bell was cast in England and was selected by Professor A. T. Davison. In pitch it is an octave lower than its predecessor. The first official ringing occurred on the occasion of President Eliot's funeral in September, 1926. The old bell was transferred to the belfry of the Business School on the south bank of the river. Between 1890 and 1915 the Yard was gradually enclosed by a decorative iron fence interrupted here and there by dignified gates. The fence and the gates were given to the University by various classes and individuals. For a number of years this barrier gave adequate detachment to tl1e college grounds, but as the noise of the traffic pouring through Har- vard Square increased, a soundproof wall on that side be- came desirable. Part of this barrier appeared in 1924-25 when Lehman Hall was built in the southwest corner of the Yard, and Lionel and Mower to the westward of Hollis and Stoughton. In the following year the construction of Straus completed the plan. In 1931 the three units of Wigglesworth Hall, built along the Massachusetts Avenue side of the Yard, were opened, and for the first time Freshmen alone occupied all the Yard dormitories. The year 1933 saw the New Memorial Chapel completed on the site of Appleton Chapel, the latest-perhaps the last-addition to the most historic spot in the University. HARVARD IN I823

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HARVARD NINETEEN THIRTY-F IVE CLASS ALBUM , vii! 51, K, 3-.ulmf mu if HARVARD HALL IN 1859 Built in 1766 by thc Province of Massachusetts HARVARD HALL IN 1933